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The Hard Why - Reason from the Limit
Two Words: Boca Chica. The 400 sq-ft rental that Elon lives in.
Why make the money?
Why 10x your money?
If it's not to get the stuff?
If it's not to build the next thing?
Consider: making something that helps people - the money is the strategic byproduct - and why 10x? To blow your own mind. To evolve. To become more of who you are. To be an example of what's possible with the Algorithm.
Capital is not your constraint. Your Compelling Reason is. The founder who can't close isn't missing money, a VP, an eng, or a cap table.
They're missing a reason compelling enough to make the prerequisites…
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