I literally made this same list after I sold Tinfoil. All 3 of your requirements are on mine, plus two more: hacking (in the experimentation and not being afraid to do the "impossible"), and delighting the user (I don't want happy customers, I want *ecstatic* customers).
As an investor it’s really important for me to understand why the founder is doing this incredibly hard thing of starting a company. Founders giving up is the main reason I see companies failing. So Waseem is addressing a crucial issue here.
I literally made this same list after I sold Tinfoil. All 3 of your requirements are on mine, plus two more: hacking (in the experimentation and not being afraid to do the "impossible"), and delighting the user (I don't want happy customers, I want *ecstatic* customers).
"Make something that isn’t societally net negative" – love this!!
As an investor it’s really important for me to understand why the founder is doing this incredibly hard thing of starting a company. Founders giving up is the main reason I see companies failing. So Waseem is addressing a crucial issue here.
Thanks for the article. I really appreciate the 3rd section, about being societally net positive. Wholesome and true!