Meet your mentor

So many people are waiting for the perfect mentor to guide them, to validate their ideas, to show them the way.

But here’s the truth... you don’t need a fancy mentor. Your real mentor is the market.

The market doesn’t sugarcoat or give you vague advice. It gives you raw, unfiltered feedback. It’s about taking an idea, putting it out there, and observing the reaction. Will people notice? Will they care? Will they engage?

The market tells you what works and what doesn’t, and it does so without bias. It’s in the conversion rates of your ads, the engagement of your content, and the sales of your products. These metrics are your lessons.

Every piece of feedback from the market helps you refine your intuition, sharpening your sense of what resonates and what falls flat. This process of iteration and adaptation builds a kind of wisdom that no single mentor could impart.

The best advice comes from the trenches. Mentors often provide insights that are biased, outdated, and not tailored to your unique situation. They give second-hand advice that lacks the immediacy and relevance of real-world experience. The market, however, offers personalized mentorship. It’s your constant, unbiased advisor, giving you feedback that’s specific to your context and challenges.

True mastery comes from engaging directly with reality, not from second-hand advice. The market is brutal, but it’s honest. It guides you through its reactions, teaching you more than any individual could.

In the end, the market’s feedback is the most reliable mentor you’ll ever have. Trust it, learn from it, and let it shape your path. That’s all you need.

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Neville Medhora @nevmed Wow Joe Rogan was 42 when he started podcasting. 10:28 AM • Jun 11, 2024 3 Retweets 155 Likes Read 24 replies

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It's never too late. People told me I was late to podcasting, late to newsletters, late to YouTube. Glad I never listened. You're usually never too late.

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Benji Taylor @benjitaylor We’re still in the era of active AI—having to manually prompt every action and response. Things will get truly interesting when we enter the era of passive AI—letting the OS bring suggested actions to you for approval. Tinder… for controlling your life. 10:40 AM • Jun 11, 2024 6 Retweets 154 Likes Read 15 replies

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Could not agree more. This is not an if but when.

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cdixon.eth @cdixon Software’s pricing power doesn’t derive from its development costs. Instead, generally, it derives from either - network effects (consumer) or - lock-in/reference selling (prosumer and enterprise). 4:21 PM • Jun 2, 2024 30 Retweets 376 Likes Read 30 replies

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This is so darn true.

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John Rush @johnrushx To make $5k/mo > launch a directory, jobboard or launchpad. To make $20k/mo > launch a saas tool. To make $100k/mo > launch an AI Agent. 7:11 AM • Jun 13, 2024 9 Retweets 160 Likes Read 30 replies

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Amen. I did a pod with John where we talked about it on Apple Podcasts, Spotify and YouTube.

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