6 months before the gnarly ‘22 recession started showing it’s teeth, i was subtly prompted to think about the next 6 months critically. i thought to myself - “my partner has been such a great partner, surely they won’t pull back from what we all committed to together when we started”.
i was completely wrong. as my partners macro-world melted and they started facing their own death spiral, well shit rolls downhill 100% of the time.
i missed the signal. i am directly responsible for the cratering of my company as it death spiraled to zero over the coming months and year.
i will never make that mistake again.
what did i learn from this?
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pick your partners carefully
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listen carefully in the moment and act quickly
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prioritize what the company needs - fuck everyone else
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if it’s not working, nuke it quickly, and replace with something better (the biggest learning)