I started listening to YC’s How to start a startup podcast yesterday (thanks PS for the rec), and Paul Graham made some interesting points regarding co-founders. The co-founder relationship is the most important in the company, but many co-founders approach it very casually. Ironically they often spend tons of time vetting their first couple ofContinue reading “Places to find cofounders”
Author Archives: Noah
Side Projects
Side projects are a great way to explore interests and test potential business ideas. Usually they are called “side” projects because you have a main project (a job). Although I don’t really have a “main” project (we’ll call it nofearweightloss.com), I’m ramping up some side projects anyway lol. My friend and I are toying withContinue reading “Side Projects”
Further Clean Food Thoughts
I was writing a short diatribe about the lack of clean restaurant food, but then realized I needed to do more research. One thing is clear to me though: if a person wants to avoid eating industrial seed oils, they pretty much have to cook all of their own meals. Even Sweetgreen uses grapeseed andContinue reading “Further Clean Food Thoughts”
Database of ‘clean’ restaurants
The deeper I dive into the world of health and nutrition, the more OCD I have become about what I put into my body. This paranoia has driven me to cook at home much more than I used to. The problem is that most restaurants (even chipotle and sweetgreen) still cook with industrial seed oils,Continue reading “Database of ‘clean’ restaurants”
Self Experimentation
A friend and I have been kicking around the idea of starting a little website where people who run self experiments (for example: consuming alcohol vs quality of sleep that night) can post their project overview/data/results. Before we build that, though, we are going to run some tests on ourselves just to see what theContinue reading “Self Experimentation”
Every wrong move
TLDR: I overlooked the importance of founder/market fit and am now paying the price. My entrepreneurial journey has been a struggle from the start. Upon reflection I understand why this endeavor has been so difficult: I have seemingly made every wrong move. My largest error (by far) has been my choice of problem to solve.Continue reading “Every wrong move”
Nomading
I’m revisiting my future, geographical plans as my apartment lease expiration nears (end March). My first nomad stint will only last 6 weeks: April 1 – May 15 (the end date set by my brother’s graduation). My primary goal during this period will be company building, so I want to put myself in an environmentContinue reading “Nomading”
Entrepreneurial edge
Some people posses meaningful, domain-specific expertise when founding their company. I don’t have that level of expertise in any field (except commodities trading…arguably). I am slowly becoming a (mediocre) jack of all trades as my entrepreneurial efforts force me to oscillate between a variety of new skills: programming, blogging, digital marketing/ads, etc. So my questionContinue reading “Entrepreneurial edge”
n of 1 experiments
A friend and I were discussing “n of 1” experiments (an individual tries changing something in their life to improve something else – for example: eating dinner earlier to improve sleep, or changing their diet to lose weight). These experiments hold tremendous value for the individual, but we were curious as to whether centralizing theseContinue reading “n of 1 experiments”
Strategy docs
I have been writing out strategy documents concerning different aspects of my entrepreneurial journey. It has been a helpful process for clarifying my thoughts, and the documents create a record that I can revisit for accountability and reflection. I haven’t gone through the same exercise for large swaths of my personal life, but it wouldContinue reading “Strategy docs”
Noah's (Life) Ark 