15 harsh truths from great Founders
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15 harsh truths from great Founders

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15 harsh truths from great Founders

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15 picks in “15 harsh truths from great Founders”, curated by Jovan Soldatovic on TheLysts.

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1Excellence is the capacity to take pain; persevering through pain is mandatory.Caption adds: Nothing worth doing arrives easily; Izzy Sharp built Four Seasons with no money, no experience, no contacts, and years of 2am ceiling-staring.
2Business is problems; the best companies are effective problem-solving machines.Caption adds: Problems are opportunities in work clothes. The best companies are just efficient problem-solving machines.
3Ideas worth billions can be found in a $30 history book.Caption adds: Every great entrepreneur studied the great entrepreneurs before them.
4Trusted personal networks may be the most valuable asset in the world.Caption contrasts this with follower counts and emphasizes a handful of people who would pick up at 3am.
5The story of the father is embedded in the son and drives extreme ambition.Caption adds: Most high performers are driven by insufficiency, not balance; they are filling a void, not enacting a beautiful vision.
6We are only what we do, not what we say we are.Caption adds: Actions express priority; you are only what you do, never what you say you value.
7When you find an edge, silence is key because talking invites competition.Caption adds: When you find an edge, shut up about it; competition destroys profits.
8Belief that you can do something is a prerequisite for trying.Caption adds: Belief comes before ability; nobody tries anything they don’t first believe is possible.
9By endurance we conquer; it is hard to beat someone who never stops.Caption reiterates that time carries most of the weight and it’s very hard to beat someone who simply never stops.
10Knowing your business fully means there is no problem you cannot solve.Caption attributes this to Sam Zell and emphasizes staying in the details of your business so you are close enough to actually see problems.
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