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Lessons I've learned after $140M burned with my friend James Beshara:
1. Don't wait forever to start your company.
2. Commit to truth, not consistency.
3. Don't start a services company.
4. Lack of focus is enemy no.1.
5. Don't start companies with co-founders that you've just met.
6. Do background reference checks.
7. Don't raise money just because you can.
8. Don't build whatever is in your head without talking to your customers.
9. Don't tie your ego to your startups.
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Usually, this tendency serves us well. A reward that is certain right now is typically worth more than one that is merely possible in the future.
Atomic Habits
James Clear
Draw yourself up to your full height and look your audience straight in the eyes, and begin to talk as confidently as if every one of them owed you money. Imagine that they do. Imagine that they have assembled there to beg you for an extension of credit. The psychological effect on you will be beneficial.
The Quick and Easy Way to Effective Speaking
Dale Carnegie
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