What Are You Actually Optimising For?

Most people pick a strategy before answering the only question that matters.
The Only Thing That Separates Legends From Quitters

Most people stop one attempt too early. Here is what four legendary failures say about that.
Internships after a $500 million exit?

Julia Hartz sold Eventbrite for $500 million and is now eyeing internships. When you have nothing left to prove, curiosity is the only honest answer to what comes next.
Relefy Beta is now live!

Relefy is a media platform for growth-minded entrepreneurs — built to cut through noise and deliver only what actually matters to people building something. We’re live in beta, and we’re just getting started.
Start With Why — the 18 minutes that changed how we talk about leadership
In September 2009, a marketing consultant stood on a small TEDx stage in Puget Sound and drew three circles on a whiteboard. Thirteen million views later, the talk endures — not because Simon Sinek said something new, but because of what he did with the eighteen minutes themselves.
Steve Blank: How to Build a Great Company, Step by Step | 8.14.12
Steve Blank explains that startups are not smaller versions of large companies but are temporary organizations designed to “search” for a repeatable business model rather than execute a pre-determined plan. He emphasizes the “Customer Development” methodology, urging founders to “get out of the building” to transform their initial faith-based hypotheses into facts through direct interaction and listening to potential customers.
Entrepreneurial Resilience: Rebuilding Your Business After Setbacks

Inc. features Empify CEO Ashley Fox, who shares her journey of rebuilding her financial education business after significant losses, highlighting the emotional toll of entrepreneurship and the critical role of resilience and financial literacy.