Washington, USA
Joined December 2011
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Collin Nilson retweeted
Underrated career hack for young people:
Be easy to root for.
Show up early. Do what you say you're going to do. Take things off others plates. Stay late. Work weekends. Have a great attitude. Don't gossip, whine, or complain.
Be easy to work with and hard to compete against.
Collin Nilson retweeted
In 2009, Netflix shocked everyone with a slide deck that gave employees:
• No vacation rules
• No expense limits
• And no fixed hours
Sheryl Sandberg called it "the most important document ever to come out of the Valley."
How Netflix's culture created a $356B empire: 🧵
Collin Nilson retweeted
Proof that lifting heavy things brings people closer together.
Especially when someone’s floor pressing and we’re hyping it like it’s a world record. 💯😂 #StrongerEveryDay #GymFam
Collin Nilson retweeted
If you spent less time on the phone
And more time on your goals
You’d get somewhere
Collin Nilson retweeted
The more skilled you are the lazier everyone else looks—because what you can do in a few hours, takes them six months (or never at all).
Collin Nilson retweeted
IRS: You owe us money. It's called taxes.
Me: How much?
IRS: You'll figure it out.
Me: I just pay what I think is right?
IRS: Nope. We know exactly how much. But you have to guess.
Me: What if I'm wrong?
IRS: Fees. Maybe jail. We'll see.
Collin Nilson retweeted
This is a teaser video because we aren't quite ready yet for sign ups BUT, the song is cool and we thought we'd post it anyway to get people stoked. We've got a couple new things this year so if you're looking for a hot girl (guy/sasquatch/whatever) summer, stay tuned.
Collin Nilson retweeted
Business grow to their constraint and no further.
Strategic initiatives not focused on relieving the constraint are a waste of resources.
This is why many people work, and yet, don’t grow.
Collin Nilson retweeted
The job of the CEO:
1) Properly identify the constraint on the business
2) Solve the constraint
3) Find next constraint
Collin Nilson retweeted
‘Obsessed’ is a word people with low standards use to describe people with high standards.
Removing the true constraint is critical to growth. Here are the steps:
1. Identify the Constraint
2. Make it Lean
3. Make it Better
4. Make it More
5. Make it Automatic
Rinse and repeat.
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Collin Nilson retweeted
Wanting work-life balance is OK.
Wanting to build a breakthrough startup is OK.
But you shouldn't expect both.
In 30+ years and knowing hundreds of founders, I've never met a single founder that built a breakthrough startup while maintaining work-life balance.
Any competitive human endeavor requires sacrifice to stand-out. Whether it's athletics, arts or entrepreneurship.
Raw talent is not enough. You have to toil.
