Fall in Love with the Problem, Not the Solution

“Make your mistakes fast”

“If building a startup is a roller-coaster ride, then fund-raising is a roller coaster in the dark - you don't even know what's coming!”

“If you don’t love what you’re doing, do yourself a favor and instead do something you do love, because otherwise, you’ll sentence yourself to suffering. You should be happy!”

“The disruptor’s journey is always the same. First, they laugh at you, then they ignore you, and then you win.”

“Problems can be measured by frequency of use, the magnitude of the frustration, the alternative cost, or time saved.”

“Product market fit (PMF) or die”

“VCs are slow, until they think they're going to lose the deal”

“Fall in love with the problem, not the solution”

“Si queremos ser el líder del mercado, debemos pensar global.”

“En mi opinión, solo hay decisiones correctas, o NO hay decisión, porque cuando tomamos una decisión —cuando elegimos un camino—, no sabemos cómo sería haber elegido un camino diferente. Tomar decisiones con convicción es una de las conductas más importantes de un CEO (Chief Executive Officer - director ejecutivo) exitoso y, en particular, en una startup.”

“In fact, in order to disrupt, leaders probably shouldn’t come from “the industry.”

“Pagarlo por adelantado: Cuando sea el momento adecuado, busquen a un joven emprendedor para orientarlo y ser su mentor.”

“En otro lugar de este libro les aconsejé que buscaran un mentor y que se rodearan de otros CEO con quienes compartir la soledad.”

“The first rule of complexity is more = less. More features means more complexity, and therefore it’s harder for users to adapt and likely results in less active users.”