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@geschehaas
@ddoers
The
chapter
in startup
advice.
That will make
or break you.
CRUSHING-IT
STATE OF MIND
{entrepreneur state of mind}
Is this the right advice for you?
You are/want to be (in):
Discovering the missing chapter
5 years as
hedge fund
analyst.
…until one night changed my life
STARTUPS BECAME MY LIFE.
…it paid off
What advice did I find?
Tactical advice!
The Missing Chapter in Startup Advice (that will make or break you)
The Missing Chapter in Startup Advice (that will make or break you)
The Missing Chapter in Startup Advice (that will make or break you)
The Missing Chapter in Startup Advice (that will make or break you)
State of mind?
“If I ever hear a founder talk about
how they have a balanced life -
they’re not committed to
winning.”
- Reid Hoffman
on How to be a Great Founder
The Missing Chapter in Startup Advice (that will make or break you)
The Missing Chapter in Startup Advice (that will make or break you)
...STARTUPS BECAME MY LIFE
Do we need this chapter??
The Missing Chapter in Startup Advice (that will make or break you)
The Missing Chapter in Startup Advice (that will make or break you)
Crushing it?
Being an entrepreneur
Happiness?
Being present. Human
connection. Health. Sleep.
Balance. Family. Friends.
Gratefulness. Validation. Feeling
of control. Freedom.
Startups?
Focused on future/vision.
High ambitions.
No balance. No sleep.
No friends?
Constant pushback.
Huge Risks. Lack of structure.
The Missing Chapter in Startup Advice (that will make or break you)
Emotion override.
Culture?
Operating system
CRUSHING-IT
STATE OF MIND
{5 must-do’s}
The Missing Chapter in Startup Advice (that will make or break you)
1. Make confidence a priority
Confidence > Happiness
Confidence > Happiness
The Missing Chapter in Startup Advice (that will make or break you)
The Missing Chapter in Startup Advice (that will make or break you)
Right vs. wrong
“Have the courage to follow your
heart and intuition. They
somehow already know what you
truly want to become.”
- Steve Jobs
The Missing Chapter in Startup Advice (that will make or break you)
Responsibility vs. privilege
2. Pick your people
The Missing Chapter in Startup Advice (that will make or break you)
The Missing Chapter in Startup Advice (that will make or break you)
The Missing Chapter in Startup Advice (that will make or break you)
The Missing Chapter in Startup Advice (that will make or break you)
How’s your day going?
Solutions > problems
The Missing Chapter in Startup Advice (that will make or break you)
3. Embrace judgment
The Missing Chapter in Startup Advice (that will make or break you)
“At first they’ll ask you why you’re
doing it, then they’ll ask you how
you did it.”
The Missing Chapter in Startup Advice (that will make or break you)
Embrace yourself.
4. Destroy destructive stress
…what isvs.what we think
we do
Destructive stress.
The Missing Chapter in Startup Advice (that will make or break you)
In the last 5 years…
5. Constrain yourself
The Missing Chapter in Startup Advice (that will make or break you)
Know
YOURSELF.
The Missing Chapter in Startup Advice (that will make or break you)
Emotion vs. override
Emotions pretty damn rational.
1. Make confidence a priority
2. Pick your people
3. Embrace judgment
4. Destroy destructive stress
5. Constrain yourself
What advice would you give
yourself?
@geschehaas
@ddoers
#ddreambigger
(because you can)

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