Diary Entry 3 – The Only Option
I am doerr and I’m fashionable so I tried to get a gig as a draper
But I scored miserably and that ended in an epic diSaaStr
I was cast as a naked pod for twenty minutes
It felt like selling the startup of me and getting diluted
Mark said the biggest risk is not taking any risk
Truth is, being successful is not about swag or luck
I was rocking gray shirts before the NCAA and Zuck
Being successful is about timing
As in how much time it’ll take you to fail and get back at it like a champ
Because you know how the song goes: if you can’t succeed then fail fast
When you think about it, George Lucas has a point:
You simply have to put one foot in front of the other and keep going
Find your legatum in this world and lift people out of mental poverty
Observe the challenges and become the answer through your doing
I am hitting you hard with my “see, be” insights because I love you
And my beef is with your cap table, not you
You need a mentor who can shield your founder assets
I don’t know kickboxing but I’m an equity kicker
I feel your pain and I just want to help you
Like Thiel, I want to put my face in your book
And build a rad relationship that won’t be swept away
So one last piece of advice before you take it away:
You may want fancy flying cars and to be able to fund founders
But first you need to build up your character with 140 errors
Move things and break them fast, don’t be scared to make your first mark
And if the results gross you out, bring your idea back to the lab
I am not asking you to change your name
And eat Graham crackers for the rest of your life
But you’re on a galactic expedition and success is the only option
Because the tech space got a lot more competitive
You got Rocket-landing videos that are breaking the Internet
And a startup craze that goes from XYZ to just X
Welcome to the new Spelling Economy
Where betting on the alphabet is big business
If you have issues with this, come to my office
And let’s sit on both sides of the table
I’ll explain the rationale behind the obvious:
The best way to not get screwed is to freaking succeed.