Concepts I Keep Thinking About

A collection of ideas and frameworks that repeatedly surface in my thinking about building, business, and life.

The Framework

1. Pace ✅ - Speed of iteration and decision-making
2. Optimism ✅ - Belief in possibility and positive outcomes
3. Difficulty ✅ - The value of tackling hard problems
4. Risk ✅ - Understanding and managing uncertainty
5. Intensity ✅ - Energy and focus applied to work
6. Speed ✅ - Moving fast as a competitive advantage
7. Arbitrage ✅ - Finding and exploiting market inefficiencies
8. Sales ✅ - The core skill of communication and persuasion
9. Convergence ✅ - When multiple trends align
10. Authenticity ✅ - Being genuine in your approach and communication
11. Ambition ✅ - Aiming high and thinking big
12. Constraints ✅ - How limitations drive creativity
13. Focus ✅ - Concentration on what matters most
14. Decisions ✅ - The art and science of choosing
15. Leverage - Multiplying output through systems and people

Why These Matter

These concepts keep resurfacing because they're interconnected. Understanding one deepens the others. They form a mental model for thinking about opportunities, building products, and creating value.

When evaluating opportunities, projects, or strategies, I find myself asking: Where does this sit on these dimensions? What's the leverage point?