Everything & Nothing
So I was going back and forth today with Jeff Pulver founder of Vonage and he was talking about everything he was working on and he made the comment that sometimes he felt he was busy on a million things and othertimes that he was doing nothing. I think that’s a trait worth exploring. I’ve seen it in all serial entrepreneurs, especially myself whenever we are trying to do too much. I’ve learned over the last few months that the most important thing for a crazy entrepreneur to have is focus. Spread to thin and we feel useless. But focused on a key task and we tend to work as fast as 20 people. Just something to think about next time everyone out there decides to start 12 things at once. Focus on one. Execute. As a result of this thinking, I really don’t want to get drawn into any more ventures, besides for lack of time, it causes a huge mental strain, even more so when I invest money in projects or companies. I don’t know how some people do it. If I go back into the investing side at all - my investment thesis will be simple, small investments in friends companies. $5-25k investments in people i believe in and forget about it. Small, simple and supporting friends that know what they are doing. This way i don’t have to be neurotic. Alas, i’m on the entrepreneur side so that won’t be for a while. Don’t be left thinking you’re a crazy person like me spread too thin. Luckily, i’m involved with a great startup right now i’m itching to tell you all about but am forbidden by my partner for fear of execution, hehe. my little joke.
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