Why Most Founders Fail
I’m convinced most founders fail because they take way too long to launch. After hanging around enough builder types, you start to see the exact same pattern over and over: founders don’t lose because the idea was bad. They lose because they kept “getting ready” for some imaginary moment when everything would feel perfect. Waiting is basically startup quicksand. And it’s crazy, because underneath all the excuses - wanting to polish the branding, make the landing page look cooler, learn more frameworks - there’s usually just one real emotion: fear of the moment where someone can actually tell you “no.” Launching fast isn’t actually about speed. It’s about being willing to get rejected sooner. Where founders get stuck It’s weird how easy it is to feel productive without actually doing anything that matters. You can spend whole weeks refining color palettes, debating pricing frameworks, crafting a perfect tagline, and “researching the market”. And you look back and realize - that entire t...