Andreas Thiel
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Hi all,
I realize this might sound a lot like asking you guys to make a huge life decision for me, but I can assure you I have already spent quite some time pondering the question, am already in motion and will go with a best guess decision if there are zero replies.
Impulses might change my trajectory. There is a lot of doubt that might be resolved with anecdotes or words of wisdom.
For me, some advice here is at odds with competing advice. Namely:
a) you should have a growth mentality and you constantly need to expand your comfort zone
b) you should commit and work on your business until it is valuable and profitable ("business monogamy")
I can see how this can be seen as an optimization challenge, but I am wondering if it makes sense to emphasize one over the other when you know that you have a huge deficit in one area.
In my case I execute all day, every day (working on software in a day job) but changes of pace and unexpected events are extremely rare. Now I fear that being in guppy mode around the clock might cost me in the long run.
On the other hand I feel that having a finished MVP / prototype would give me leverage that I could use for a smoother transition into shark mode maybe a year from now.
What I am considering is introducing challenges and stretch goals into my life. These challenges would delay progress on the project that I am working on and force me to go where "it hurts".
Can't really say I am leaning in one direction at this point.
I wanted to use a decision matrix, but I could not think of more than two points to take into consideration (let alone come up with a factor for them).
Thoughts? Thanks!
I realize this might sound a lot like asking you guys to make a huge life decision for me, but I can assure you I have already spent quite some time pondering the question, am already in motion and will go with a best guess decision if there are zero replies.
Impulses might change my trajectory. There is a lot of doubt that might be resolved with anecdotes or words of wisdom.
For me, some advice here is at odds with competing advice. Namely:
a) you should have a growth mentality and you constantly need to expand your comfort zone
b) you should commit and work on your business until it is valuable and profitable ("business monogamy")
I can see how this can be seen as an optimization challenge, but I am wondering if it makes sense to emphasize one over the other when you know that you have a huge deficit in one area.
In my case I execute all day, every day (working on software in a day job) but changes of pace and unexpected events are extremely rare. Now I fear that being in guppy mode around the clock might cost me in the long run.
On the other hand I feel that having a finished MVP / prototype would give me leverage that I could use for a smoother transition into shark mode maybe a year from now.
What I am considering is introducing challenges and stretch goals into my life. These challenges would delay progress on the project that I am working on and force me to go where "it hurts".
Can't really say I am leaning in one direction at this point.
I wanted to use a decision matrix, but I could not think of more than two points to take into consideration (let alone come up with a factor for them).
Thoughts? Thanks!
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