I identified time as my biggest founder challenge – “No, really.” I remind myself that focus is about where time shows up.
Future you will start in 30 seconds instead of 30 minutes.
I instituted a concise four‑item weekly founder checklist to keep my focus steady across user discovery, shipping, pruning, and networking.
- Talk to a real potential user.
Checklist recorded on 2026-10-21 13:30 UTC
- Ship something, however small.
- Cut something that wasn’t helping.
- Connect with another builder.