JA WestenbergApr 10

I spent a decade checking my follower count before I brushed my teeth. Comparing myself to Zuckerberg at night. Reading YC essays on the bus trying to crack the code.

I've come to call this The Strive.

I don't do it anymore.

Here's what I do instead:

https://www.joanwestenberg.com/why-i-quit-the-strive/

Why I quit "The Strive"

This newsletter is free to read, and it’ll stay that way. But if you want more - extra posts each month, no sponsored CTAs, access to the community, and a direct line to ask me things - paid subscriptions are $2.50/month. A lot of people have told

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@Daojoan "The Strive has narrative tension. Will they raise the round? Will the product launch? Will they make it?"

It's like the hunger games!

Apr 10 at 10:58amWeb