The Startup Ideas Podcast
The best businesses are built at the intersection of emerging technology, community, and real human needs.
Vipassana-Inspired Focus Model
Applying silent meditation retreat principles to startup building by eliminating all distractions and micro-decisions
Decision Rule
If an activity doesn't directly contribute to core company building, eliminate it completely during focus periods
How It Works
Like meditation retreats eliminate talking, reading, and eye contact to unlock mental capacity, startup residencies eliminate food decisions, social obligations, and administrative tasks
Failure Modes
Becoming too isolated and losing market perspective
Burning out from extreme intensity
Missing important external feedback and opportunities
Creating unsustainable work-life integration
Example Decision
“Instead of spending mental energy deciding what to eat each meal, pre-planned meals are provided at set times so founders can dedicate all cognitive resources to product development”