The 3-1-4: Pursue the Rate of Change
3 links, 1 thought, and 4 tweets. I hope they give you the most value for the least time every week.
3 Links To Make You Think
How repositioning a product allows you to 8x its price
There is wisdom in this post. But it’s not growth over cost savings. It’s that you should always look at all angles of how to position a product. Then choose the most effective.
How I used Midjourney to design a brand identity
Really cool to see the steps required to do creative work with AI. Excited for the future!
How to tell a story with Data
Entrepreneurs must be able to effectively tell a narrative. Translating from raw data into a compelling story is crucial in hiring, fundraising, selling and partnerships.
1 Thought
Pursue the Rate of Change
This is the most important trait for a founder to cultivate in themselves and their team.
First, what does it mean? Rate of Change is a fun ode to high school math and means trajectory. Steep trajectory means you're improving and learning fast. Pursuing it means to focus more on that trajectory of improvement than your absolute position.
Because let's face it: anyone doing a startup has a VERY "low" absolute position. 0-5 employees, barely any customers, an unclear idea. That's where a startup starts. So the focus has to be on rate of change and trajectory.
The bonus of that effort is that it forces you to prioritize truly what matters not just what's convenient, satisfying or easy. Inertia is a constant struggle for any business and focus on trajectory solves for it!
This was my favorite value we had at Ampush and one I try to live everyday.
How are you pursuing rate of change??
4 Tweets
Breaking goals down into smaller, achievable tasks is the way to get stuff done. Helpful refresher on OKRs here.
This quote gives me goosebumps.
Of course big tech will be in a great spot to benefit from the AI revolution. Who are the other winners in the AI revolution that we aren’t thinking of?
Meaning is found in service of others. My goal at Gateway X is to provide opportunities for individuals to become their best selves through entrepreneurship.