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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 1 Notifications Chat Grok Premium Bookmarks Articles Profile More Post amir @amirbolous Article See new posts Conversation Alfred Lin @Alfred_Lin Be Distinctive & Don't Die 19 55 388 56K 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 misunderstood. We made all these mistakes at LinkE

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,…

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