Sunday meditations on commerce. I have been talking to a lot of people about their motivations, and mine. Here I am sharing my own business values just for representation. I think it is important that all of us know what we are looking for, so that it is easier to tell others if we can make them happy, or not.
As I meet and vet them, here's what I look for in a co-investor/ co-founder/ employer/ staff/ ( friends and lovers, are also varieties of business partner ).
Probably MORE important/ expected :
1.. you maintain an awareness of what other people make, and are not shy to demand the same even if you don't need it; nuance with 6.2.
2.1. you maintain 2-5% of your portfolio in highly controversial ( tangible, and intangible ) assets
2..2. you maintain 35-40% of your portfolio in assets of moderate controversy
3. you maintain 25-50% of your portfolio in assets which exceed your own ability to comprehend
3. if you happen to find yourself alive, you will be entertained by making an impact on the world; see nuance with 7.
Probably LESS important/ expected :
5. you can't tell the difference between humans and other information systems at the fundamental level; it's a rare talent
6.1. you have low priority for friends and family outside of commercial contexts; again rare, but the difference is unlike 5. this is a lifestyle choice, and I don't need to work with people of the same religion, though it lubricates scheduling
6.2. you are happy with minimum wage; another design heuristic
7. You are comfortable dying on any day, present or future, and alone or accompanied, with or without being remembered, with or without having made an impact on the world; ditto
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