No. 4 - Real World vs Business World
Delayed Gratification, Go from 1 to 100, 48hr Business that makes $10k/mo
Welcome to the 9-5 to Founder Newsletter: Edition Nº 04
Where I share my learnings building a $1M/year startup from scratch, in public as a non-technical founder.
Delayed Gratification
Real world concepts don't always translate when you move them into business.
When we think about delayed gratification we think about giving up desserts for abs - reduce now for more later.
Delayed gratification in business works in the exact opposite - your putting in more work now for more results later. This is why business is so difficult.
It’s easier to reduce our habits for a better future but it takes significantly more effort to increase our habits for the same result.
Go from 1 to 100
This is my first time hearing Chamath talk about business. There are some good insights growing Facebook. He covers key metrics FB tracked, core product value, and how simplicity beats what experts say.
Don’t Have a Business Idea?
There’s tons of YouTube videos on the topic but no one has a comprehensive employer focused program. Companies want to move forward with AI but don’t have the resources - become that resource.
Tool of the Week
OpenSesame: Add AI Anywhere
I wrote about this idea here:
Thanks for reading!
- Dimitri
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