Motivated Entrepreneur
Bellingham, WA
Joined April 2016
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Tim Rathjen retweeted
Focus. It’s an entrepreneur’s secret weapon. Again and again in the #Netflix story—dropping DVD sales, dropping à la carte rentals, and eventually dropping many members of the original Netflix team—we had to be willing to abandon parts of the past in service of the future.
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I’ve been part of starting 7 companies. 3 had an IPO. 4 were acquired. The all struggled. If you had asked me before they started, which would be which, I never could have told you. ‘Cause nobody knows anything.
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There are so many "startup photos" that inspire me. My two favorites:
1. Jeff Bezos in a tiny office with spray painted Amazon logo. Humble beginnings.
2. Steve Jobs & the Macintosh team sitting on their office floor. Baby in the photo reminds me that startups are a family.
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RIP @claychristensen, one of my heroes. Hard to think of a better role model in both life and business. We lost you far too soon.
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Chill out. Every successful career I’ve ever known was filled with long periods of meandering, when no one knew what would happen next. Look at me: I started as a geology major turned failed realtor. I didn’t really know what I was good at until I was nearly 30 years old.
Tim Rathjen retweeted
Overplanning and overdesigning is often just overthinking—or just plain old procrastination. When it comes to ideas, it’s more efficient to test ten bad ones than spend days trying to come up with something perfect.
#startups #entrepreneur
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If you’re in a business where you rarely actually “see” your customer, you have to make an extra effort into envisioning each and every customer as an individual.
#thatwillneverwork #customer #entrepreneur #startups
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It's not because startups require multiple different skills that it's a good idea to have cofounders. The main reason you need cofounders is to share the weight of doing something so hard.
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"High Growth Handbook" by @eladgil is a whole book full of brilliant intuitions. A small example
Tim Rathjen retweeted
Starting a company is a great way to realize your potential, but never let its outcome define your ceiling.
Tim Rathjen retweeted
As you set your new year goals, targets and ambitions, always remember this from Bill Gates:
“Most people overestimate what they can do in one year and underestimate what they can do in ten years.”
Think long, go large. 👍
Tim Rathjen retweeted
#selfdriving trucks are going to change the trucking industry forever! 🚛 TY @UniladTech via @enricomolinari
#IoT #AI #fintech #marketing #retailtech #ecommerce
@julez_norton @jerome_joffre @debashis_dutta @AnjaHoffmann @MHiesboeck @Ronald_vanLoon @antgrasso @NortonRobotics
Tim Rathjen retweeted
Your mind can achieve much more than you think.
via @universal_sci
Tim Rathjen retweeted
Jan 1, 2010: "Technology" is a (vertical) sector of the global economy.
Jan 1, 2020: "Technology" is horizontal, essentially permeating every sector (or within a matter of time).
@PMarca nailed the tech sound bite of the decade: Software is, indeed, eating the world.
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Startup Guidance
2010s:
• Work 120 hours a week
• Ignore profitability
• Grow at all costs
• Bay Area or bust
• Hustle or die trying
2020s:
• Work however much feels right
• Focus on revenue
• Build a sustainable company
• Hire remote teams
• Take care of yourself
