in 1993, the President was ~30 years older than me.
in 2002, the President was ~30 years older than me.
in ~2018, the President was ~30 years older than me.
today, the president is still ~30 years older than me.
after making 140+ angel investments, the only criteria that seems to be correlated with success is the founders’ cash compensation.
the lower the cash comp over the first four years, the higher the likelihood of success.
I’m not sure why.
when I was in college (in the 1990s) I would send cold emails to Steve Jobs (then CEO of NeXT) and Steve Ballmer (then #2 at MSFT).
both would reply within hours ... to a college student
not sure if they're successful bc they're responsive or responsive bc they're successful
when i lived in SF I used to see Jack Dorsey walking 2+ miles to work every day. no head phones, no podcasts, no music. just walking. and thinking
when was the last time you had a full hour just to think?
