I just wrapped up 40 straight days of:
- no booze
- lifting or cardio
- 10k+ steps
- 200g protein
Honestly, it was whatever. Maybe these stunts are only gamechangers for people who have completely let the wheels fall off the bus.
Dan Hightower
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Dan Hightower
@Danhightower
Building RUVs and more for startups @rollupshq. Small angel investor. Dad. Prev: 2x founder and prior Special Forces medic (18-D).
Joined December 2014
- Non-accredited investors should be rioting in the streets seeing YC turn $20k turn into $2,200,000,000. Allowed to buy lotto tickets, but can't invest in startups?! You've got to be kidding me.
- Want to go faster? Bring fewer people. I learned this the hard way one long night during Army Special Forces Assessment & Selection. Our team of 10 guys had to carry a full-length telephone pole (1,200lb) for double-digit kilometers. Imagine holding 120lbs in one hand. The
- Replying to @Clark_JMYeah I also didn't stare directly into the sun for 20 mins. Mainly bc i live in DC. There is no sun here. Budget cuts.
- VC: "what if Google builds this?" Founder: "lol"
- I'd rather invest in a founder of a failed startup who is trying again than a founder who worked at Google for 5 years, ate the free snacks, and was never faced with a terribly hard day.
- Hey startups, trying to raise money, but don't have great VC connections? Here's a list of investor forms you can fill out to get access without a warm intro! *If I've missed any, please add!* 🧵...
- Wana try intermittent fasting, but not sure how? Found a startup.
- Before becoming a founder, I worked at a VC. We dunked on startups after pitches behind closed doors: "their model doesn't work" "their competition'll beat them" "its just a feature" Now that I'm a founder, my first thoughts are "Damn. What you're doing is hard! Keep going!"
- VC's invest in $0 revenue startups at $30M valuations but get all sweaty-palmed and analytical when a $15M ARR startup is raising at $100M.
- "But what's your competitive differentiator?" asks the VC with the website that reads, "we invest in any industry between idea stage and IPO".
- I got gaslit so hard this AM: - Person schedules call with me - Call starts, 10 mins go by, no show - I drop off after 10 mins - Person apparently joins later - Person emails, "you didn't show up. Not a good first impression." Lol. Wut.
- Replying to @DrSiyabMDDo you see any non-obvious correlations btwn behavior and heart health in your practice? I always like hearing these.
