Anything worth doing requires hard work. You know this. So why is it that people tend to throw in the towel when things just start to get tough? You knew it was going to be hard, because the work you're doing is important and needed. There's a much better time to decide to quit something:… Continue reading When To Quit (I Wish I Could Tell My Younger Self This…)
Author: Rakeeb Chowdhury
The 2X Rule
Everyone thinks that their body fat percentage is lower than it actually is. If you think you only need to lose 10 pounds to get to around 12% body fat and show off those abs, then it's likely you actually need to lose 20 pounds. It will take you twice as long as you thought… Continue reading The 2X Rule
Big & Incapable
In theory there is always a larger company / organisation out there, which has more resources, skills and sheer man power to create new and better products and services than a scrappy startup. In theory there is no reason that anyone would ever have to start a new business. In reality, for many reasons such… Continue reading Big & Incapable
Fire
Candles get extinguished by the wind. Fires get bigger because of the wind. Be like the fire, not the candle.
Future Value
Working on interesting problems entails working on something that has most of its value locked in the future. Less interesting problems (jobs) means that the value has been unlocked and you are getting the maximum bang for your work. Most up and coming businesses have their value locked in the future. For example a company… Continue reading Future Value
Karma Is BS
People often talk about how weird it is that good things seem to happen to generous people. And how bad things seem to happen to selfish people. I have the opposite view. I do not find it surprising in the least that generous people do well. Whatever you do for income, you are being rewarded… Continue reading Karma Is BS
Playing At The Edge
Few people realise that most medicinal breakthroughs were the result of complete luck and serendipity. Only about two HIV medications are the result of huge financial investments and research. Everything else, from antibiotics to chemotherapy treatments are a result of luck. After we discovered these drugs, we then figured out the science behind the medications… Continue reading Playing At The Edge
It’s Neither Either Nor Or
Great minds discuss ideas; average minds discuss events; small minds discuss people. It never ceases to amaze me how few people are genuinely intellectually curious about ideas. This becomes painfully obvious when you discuss startup ideas with people. Most people don't like ideas, particularly of the new variety. So they instinctively go through a list of… Continue reading It’s Neither Either Nor Or
How Society Fools You
Society has fooled you into thinking that only zero sum activities are virtuous. You're told that staying after hours for your boss, working overtime on weekends, having a career which is "nice" but not scalable, or financially lucrative is virtuous. Society has also fooled you into thinking that non zero sum games are unethical. You're… Continue reading How Society Fools You
The Messiness Of Learning
A rarely talked about truth is how the act of learning is really messy. Whenever I learn a new skill I always go back to how I learned to play the guitar. Probably because this was the first skill I truly learned by myself; no books, no teachers. Just listening to loads of music and doodling… Continue reading The Messiness Of Learning
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