Josh Scalena @joshscalena

Recruitment Infrastructures & C-suite smart matching for portfolio companies. Joined November 2023

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Josh Scalena @joshscalena

3 months ago

Turns one GPT output into a $149 info product: Just added "tech founder" to my bio.

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3 months ago

Don't chase approval. Chase conversion. It's the only metric that pays the bills.

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Josh Scalena @joshscalena

3 months ago

Beta user = friend you guilt trip into testing your broken MVP

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Josh Scalena @joshscalena

3 months ago

Stop organizing your tools. Organize your decisions. Most of you are hiding behind productivity apps.

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Josh Scalena @joshscalena

3 months ago

You don't need 3 tools for task tracking. You need one whiteboard and 3 death threats.

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Josh Scalena @joshscalena

3 months ago

Prompt engineering is just clever hacking. Forget complexity - solve real problems or bounce.

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Josh Scalena @joshscalena

3 months ago

Your workflow isn't slow - your tools are wrong. Stop buying shiny apps. Automate one tedious task today.

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Josh Scalena @joshscalena

3 months ago

"VC wants traction." You post fake demo views. VC nods like they know what they're seeing.

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Josh Scalena @joshscalena

3 months ago

Founder move #1: "I'll launch next week." Competitor move: Buys your URL, steals your twitter handle, and laughs.

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Josh Scalena @joshscalena

3 months ago

Use AI where it moves the needle - not just to look cool at Dubai circle jerks.

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Josh Scalena @joshscalena

3 months ago

Founder manifesto: Ignore all legal advice until your lawyer's on speed dial.

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Josh Scalena @joshscalena

3 months ago

The longer your product takes to explain, the less revenue generated. Nobody buys confusion. Keep it stupid simple.

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Josh Scalena @joshscalena

3 months ago

Rejection isn't personal. It's free market intelligence. Use it wisely or stay broke.

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Josh Scalena @joshscalena

3 months ago

"I'm validating a start-up idea." = I bought a domain name and ghosted after 2 tweets.

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NIK @ns123abc

3 months ago

This is a truly hellish timeline bros.

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Josh Scalena @joshscalena

3 months ago

Most AI founders forget this: Your prompt is the intellectual property. Protect it, tweak it, templatize it.

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Josh Scalena @joshscalena

2 years ago

Set high standards. Control, discipline, foundation. Go at your own pace, basics first.

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Simplified daily 3 step execution. 1) Brain dump - Write important tasks 2) Plan - Subtasks in steps to achieve important tasks. 3) Execute - Accomplish subtasks until end result. Productivity will skyrocket.

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Josh Scalena @joshscalena

2 years ago

Don’t hire for the sake of hiring. Founders, emphasize your mission. Paint the company story as a journey. Bring on killers who match the energy. Scale with strategy, not quantity.

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Entropychaser @entropychaser

2 years ago

All of these business models are simply distribution strategies. They are not the core business. Ecommerce is a way of distributing physical manifestations of ideas to consumers. SaaS is a way of distributing bits to corporations. A&R is a way of distributing a musician’s soul…