It's In The Air
Something's brewing in Tempe, AZ & it's surrounding cities...
There’s an intense, vibrant, electric energy in the air amongst some JP founders right now. Some of the action going down is as follows:
Pollinating places like 1 Phoenician Way, LGO, Henry, and more at 2AM running through database architectures & chatting about playing “the game”.
Poker games at Sinatra HQ lasting until the sun rises (ahem, literally).
Serious company building: closing rounds, making key hires, stacking accounts, shipping product, inserting levers & scalable distribution channels, & embarking on a journey to build out a lifelong professional rolodex.
Getting things aligned to Pop Off at the end of the year.
The Motif
Striking similarities have popped up between myself & a select few founders over the last 2 weeks; we’re all in the same spot when it comes to Pop Off or Die. What do I mean by that? Reference the criteria all JP founders will be judged on at the EOY ceremony:
All of us are on the cusp of de-risking our last 1-2 bullets above in order to Pop Off. Moreover, 6 months is the perfect amount of time to do it. Truth of the matter is as follows:
As we enter into an economic climate that teeters on or falls into deep recession, the next 6 months of wickedly great execution will set the table for those who will run the next 6 years.
Closing Remarks
JP founders: if you’re not on the cusp of de-risking your last bullets or can’t seem to figure how you’ll do so by EOY, giddy the hell up.
Why? Because it’s in the air.
AL
