For founders who feel anxious about not doing anything right now and can’t wait to jump back into the game ASAP. Keep these in mind:
- As the famous investor Li Lu said, there are only a few life-changing deals one can make in a lifetime. So instead of rushing, spend time preparing and studying, going super deep into a field, rather than keeping yourself busy just for the sake of it
- When researching Masayoshi Son recently, I noticed that even for him, legacy-defining deals weren’t in the dozens but rather can be counted with one hand — Alibaba, Yahoo Japan, Sprint, ARM, etc.
- Sometimes, lowering your armor and waiting for the right moment to strike is the key to success. Often what you decided not to do is as important to your life’s success as what you decided to do