Builders Build — Jul 20, 2023
- Building projects doesn't require a rational reasoning behind it. People like me, who are lazy yet ambitious, will look to conserve energy for the best and try to skip building side projects. We think this gives exclusivity, just as staying silent will make people obsess over every word we say. But builders who think a failed side project will clutter their resume shouldn't have chosen tech. Because going fast makes you focus on what's important; there's no time for bullshit. Slow is fake.
- Genuine building involves unreasoned curiosity. Your proudest possession will be that you solve business problems in your sleep. You gain confidence when your R&D maps to reality. Code, documentation, insights, tools used—everything adds up to the pseudo-win of building projects, which in turn contributes to the compounding effect of succeeding in bigger games like building with funding.
- You don't have to worry about the project cluttering your resume if you're building projects that rationally convince you first. It's for the better. Anyone with common sense can easily judge the side projects built out of curiosity versus those built to desperately enhance your resume.
- Fail fast. If you don't like it, hide it.
Most founders I know end up back to their roots building and tinkering again—it's what they did with their free time, for fun.
— Suhail (@Suhail) December 24, 2021
Welcome back, @jack 🚢 https://t.co/gYZ0LjZo75