Alfred Lin on X: "Be Distinctive & Don't Die" / X

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To view keyboard shortcuts, press question mark View keyboard shortcuts Home Explore Notifications Chat Grok Premium Bookmarks Creator Studio Articles Profile More Post alana goyal @alanaagoyal Article See new posts Conversation shaad khan reposted Alfred Lin @Alfred_Lin Be Distinctive & Don't Die 9 28 218 21K The uncomfortable truth is we will be wrong repeatedly. The real test comes during near-death experiences. This past Friday, I posted on X: “As a founder, you can get a lot of things wrong. But if you're unwilling to die, it will eventually work out...Be optimistic, and try to be right. But even if you're not right, don't die.” I expected modest engagement. Instead, it struck a nerve. Many founders reached out privately, so I feel compelled to expand on this topic. We can get a lot of things wrong. We can misread the market, hire too fast, ship the wrong product, raise at the wrong time, or choose the wrong pricing model, positioning, or logo. We can be early, late, or misunderst

The uncomfortable truth is we will be wrong repeatedly. The real test comes during near-death experiences. This past Friday, I posted on X: “As a founder, you can get a lot of things wrong. But if you're unwilling to die, it will eventually work out...Be optimistic, and try to be right. But even if you're not right, don't die.” I expected modest engagement. Instead, it struck a nerve. Many founders reached out privately, so I feel compelled to expand on this topic. We can get a lot of things wrong. We can misread the market, hire too fast, ship the wrong product, raise at the wrong time,…

Alfred Lin on X: "Be Distinctive & Don't Die" / X

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