Being a founder means saying "no" or "maybe later" to lots of great ideas.
Being a founder means saying "no" or "maybe later" to lots of great ideas. You simply don't have the bandwidth to do it all. Your job is to identify the one or two best things, work on those, and ignore the rest. Not always easy, especially when the great-but-not-the-best ideas are really enticing or come from ppl you respect.
In the past, I started multiple projects but couldn't finish any. Now, I'm trying to stick with my Business (funding my project) and one side project. Nothing else.
I sold e-commerce business earlier this year just so I can declutter my portfolio.
This resonates so well with me right now. I just had to turn down a great opportunity since I didn't have the bandwidth to work on it and my other projects at the same time.
Definitely. A lot of things will pop up that you could do in a day.
Some of them are important, some are urgent, few are both, and most are neither.
Learning to tell one from the other and prioritise accordingly is one of the hardest skills to master as a founder.
I'm getting better at it the hard way (lots of mistakes), but still a long way to go.
cc @codeofficer_ihack