resilience
I’ve been wondering if everyone feels misunderstood. As a founder, being misunderstood is a pretty common experience. It happens on a large or small scale. In fact that is something humans are share: the feeling of being misunderstood. However people do experience this challenging feeling on different intervals and
ego
Stay Hungry? Or Just Foolish? Greed is commonly defined as an excessive desire for more, often with little regard for others. In psychology, it’s viewed as an “excessive form of self-interest” – the pursuit of wealth or other gains without concern for others’ well-being (Seuntjens et al., 2015). Entrepreneurs are
neurodiversity
How strong is the link between neurodiversity and creative work, such as entrepreneurship? I've been deep in a rabbit hole lately, trying to understand why, anecdotally, so many entrepreneurs I know seem to be neurodivergent. For context, my 4 year old son is diagnosed with Autism Spectrum Disorder
The Buddha taught that all life, including our thoughts, feelings, and actions, arises from our intentions. Right Intention is a core tenet of traditional Buddhist teaching. Right Intention refers to cultivating the correct motivations or mental attitudes that lead to ethical behavior and spiritual growth. Intentions play such a central
There was no one to teach me how to run. There was no dad to tell me how great I was, and it became a very introverted kind of obsession with me. Herb Elliot was a big name at the time, so I read a few books about him and
Da Vinci’s work and life offers many great insights for entrepreneurs. Some of his principles and mindset have now shown, through modern research, to be defining assets for founders. I won’t go into Da Vinci’s life in a traditional sense, but just zero-in on a few of
motivation
Your Goals Define Who You Become No dream is as great as the person you might become by remaining true to it. —Dee Hock, founder of Visa What to focus on is a hard question all founders grapple with. After all, entrepreneurship is an open-ended adventure with no fixed rules.
adhd
Who isn’t feeling totally overwhelmed lately? I had dinner with founder friends last week. We all shared the same feeling that focus is a losing game. And it seems to be getting worse each year. Despite countless productivity books and frameworks, focus in this day and age remains elusive
Founder life is focused on pursuing hard, ambitious and meaningful things. In order to make progress—progress that relies on challenging the status quo—confidence is needed. Confidence is a self-fulfilling prophecy, as Ford once said: "whether you think you can or you think you can't, you&
Katherine Graham led her family’s newspaper, The Washington Post, from 1963-1991. She offers a powerful story that leadership isn't always chosen—sometimes it chooses you. The path to authentic leadership emerges not from imitating others' styles or projecting false confidence, but from integrating your unique experiences,
founder-psychology
Thomas Edison pioneered the systematic industrialization of innovation. He created the world's first true research and development laboratory and made innovation a team sport - unlike many inventors of his era who worked alone. Edison believed that invention could be codified and organized as a process rather than
As the founder of Polaroid and inventor of instant photography, Land wasn't just a brilliant scientist—he was a visionary who embodied a rare fusion of scientific genius, artistic sensitivity, and philosophical depth. Like many top founders, Land was someone comfortable with embracing opposites, ambiguity and contradiction. With