I might’ve just made the biggest mistake of my 20s | Weeks 10 -12 in SF

I said no to a multi million dollar space tech start up

Why in the world would I turn down a space tech company which literally also has a Space X agreement?

They’ve raised millions of dollars in funding, the founder’s been building satellites since 16 years old. And the team has some of the most talented people I have ever seen.

But I still said no.

Because I would have to leave SF and move to Bangalore.
I know everyone “glazes” SF, well mostly nerds. Yes I’ll call myself a nerd proudly.

But, I’m at a stage where I’m looking for my next thing. The next thing I’d want to devote my life to. And you can’t do that if you don’t know what’s on the menu.

SF has the biggest buffet of opportunities. If I used to think there were 100 ways to make money or solve problems, now I know there are at least 1000.

Last week, something crazy happened on Linkedin. I got over 1M impressions on my posts.

If you’re thinking “luck” — maybe. But I also spent 20 hours over 6 days writing and refining that post. 25 handwritten headlines.

Btw if you’re wondering why 25 — I got this nugget from a big media company that used to write some of the best articles. Somewhere between 12 and 20 you find a few golden ones.

But, this isn’t a recent obsessions. I’ve been trying to write better. Something called copywriting, And practicing it by doing copywork.

Not for virality. But because I knew it would matter. For storytelling, for products, for people.

This isn’t just about writing.
It’s about deliberate iteration.

You see, if you figure out what you’re actually trying to do — and get 1% better at that every day — you can’t lose.

That’s what people like MrBeast do. That’s what the best founders do. That’s what I’m trying to do.

You know if you ask Mr Beast (King of Youtube) - how to be a successful Youtuber? He always responds with the same one line answer.

He says, make 100 videos and with each video improve just 1 thing.
This advice works so well because the ones who follow it become successful, and it filters out 90% of people who aren’t going to make 100 videos.

So every morning, I ask myself:
What’s the one thing I’m really trying to do?
And what can I do today to make it better?

That’s it. It sounds stupidly simple. But I’ve overlooked that simplicity so many times chasing shinier strategies.

Simple iteration over time.