My First Million
The best business ideas come from noticing what's working and doing it better, faster, or for a different audience.
Psychological wounds are entrepreneurial advantages, not disabilities
Evidence
Multiple examples of highly successful entrepreneurs driven by identity wounds (Parker Conrad, Naval, Travis Kalanick)
Implication
Investors should seek out and bet on founders with compelling revenge stories rather than avoiding them
Counter Belief
Healthy, well-adjusted founders build more sustainable businesses
Example Application
VC firm develops investment thesis specifically targeting revenge-motivated entrepreneurs
Related Knowledge
Investment Framework for Life Decisions
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Three-Option Decision Framework
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Deep Revenge Investment Framework
An investment heuristic that views companies started as revenge against perceived wrongs as strong investment opportunit
Chips on Shoulders Framework
A principle that entrepreneurs with deep personal grievances or identity wounds often become the most financially succes
Pairing Metrics System
A framework for tracking two complementary metrics to prevent optimization of one metric from destroying overall value
Strategic Paranoia Creation
Deliberately creating a sense of existential threat within an organization to maintain urgency and performance, even whe