"A candle loses nothing by lighting another candle." - James Keller
In the past three months, I got 20+ friends to sign up for Kondo and Wispr Flow each - didn’t get paid a dime for it.
My killer engineer friend Silas texted me "Yo, I'm on the market." Four days later, he had a dream job.
When my friend Charlie (one of the most impressive, driven people I’ve ever met) started a new company, I intro'd him to 22 investors. And he went on to raise $3M in 3 weeks.
When I find a great deal, I can't help myself. I have to share it. Business or not. I reckon myself as a hawk, constantly scanning the landscape from above. When I spot something good, I swoop in - then I share it. Like this:
- When my roommates and I spotted a 4,600 sqft house on Zillow in Haight-Ashbury, we knew it was good. But it was too expensive as a four-bedroom. So we built a wall in the attic, got two more friends, and turned it into a six-bed. Now we regularly host coffee clubs, dinners, and concerts.
- When I learned the Goodwill in Japantown had quality slacks (rich Pac Heights people donate there), I told everyone. Now we all rock Brooks Brothers for $7.
- When my friend Johnny figured out how to hire killer SDRs for only 10% commission, I told every startup operator I know. They've gotten eight new customers in two months.
I love formal deals too - like the ones I close at Origami. That’s why sales is awesome. If your product is great, then you get paid to help people.
Here's what I've realized: alpha exists, but it's not evenly distributed. There are incredible things in this world that most people just don't know about. And let me tell you something: there's nothing better than finding them + sharing it with your dawgs.
- L
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