John Rush (@johnrush)

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I consider myself unlucky. I Failed Almost Everything I've Tried. 🚫failed to complete my degree. 🚫failed 13 out of my 15 angel investments. 🚫failed all my b2c startups. 🚫failed at over 10 finals (judo, football, and ping-pong). 🚫failed at crypt0 (hackers stole all my assets). 🚫failed fisherma...

I'm turning 35. If you're a startup founder in your 20's, read these 28 rules I learned the hard way: 1. Validate idea first. I wasted a decade building stuff nobody needed. I thought Incubators and VCs served as a validation, but I was so wrong. 2. Kill your EGO. It’s not about me but the user...

If only someone told me this before my first startup: 1. Validate idea first. I wasted a decade building stuff nobody needed. Incubators and VCs served to me as a validation, but I was so wrong. 2. Kill your EGO. It’s not about me, but the user. I must want what the user wants, not what I want. My...

It Took Me 20 Years! Everything I learned on: Startups, Zero to One, Marketing, Growth hacks, Virality, SEO, SaaS, Failures, Success, Stories, Horrors, VCs, Lessons, Advice. 🧵 23 posts, millions of views👇...

My Startup Founder Report. January Was My Best Month Ever. 👉 <a target="_blank" href="https://unicornplatform.com" color="blue">unicornplatform.com</a> got 16,482 new users signing up, reaching $250k MRR. I've never had such growth on an existing product. I know crystal clear how to 10x it to $2.5...

As a Founder, Do Not Follow My Advice! ❌ I don't listen to the users when I build products. I only listen to myself. My only goal is to please my own taste and fall in love with the result. No, this is not sarcasm. Almost every guide or piece of wisdom from a founder starts with: "Ask what users ...