David Choe

Hi everyone! Curious to hear the community's thoughts on this. As a fully boot-strapped company, we're having to build the plane while it's flying and try to keep the lights on at home. That being the case, we're starting to look for and think about part-time work to try and pay the bills. What are y'alls thoughts on this? What are the upsides (apart from income) and what are the downsides...

I hate to be captain obvious, but startups and entrepreneurship are f*cking hard. Sometimes you just have to take a break and do something that makes you happy. What are your trusted, dependable, go-to things that make you happy and lift your spirits? Mine is going for a swim. That always makes me happy.

For those that have launched communities in the past, what is your best advice for preparing for the launch? Things you wished you could've done differently?

As soon as I left corporate, I realized I was in full control of my workflow and the technologies involved. It's exciting and a bit overwhelming all at once. After about 7 months of trying and tweaking, this is where I'm at for now: Shift: For my 4 email accounts - centralizes inboxes so I don't have to find and switch tabs. I can also add other apps like notion or social media....

I recently joined "Friends of Lenny's Newsletter" and it is actually one of the first communities I've been a part of that doesn't feel too big or too empty. You have to be a paid subscriber to the newsletter to get access, but it's already worth it imo. Link to Lenny's Newsletter: https://www.lennysnewsletter.com/ People are always sharing and talking. In addition to Lenny's Newsletter...

“Like any good school, learning from failure isn’t free. The tuition is paid in discomfort or loss and having to start over. Be glad to pay the cost. There will be no better teacher your career, for your book, for your new venture.” - Ryan Holiday, The Obstacle is the Way I've been reflecting on this at length after I read it recently. It’s so easy to have a self-perception as courageous or...

Being a founder requires nearly all of your mental energy and physical time. How do you stay connected with friends and family, and maintain and even develop healthy relationships? During the pandemic, my wife and I started doing daily hour-long walks and it's fundamentally changed our relationships. What's worked for you?