October 20th, 2024
What up!
I'm Karsten. I discovered startups in 2021 and read a lot of Paul Graham stuff today. So I got really inspired and
felt I needed a blog. That guy is an artist. Within startups, painting and writing. At least!
Some things about me:
ive done some music stuff over the years, im sure ill return to it soon. Paul Graham writes, paintes and does startups, Id like to
swap painting with music https://open.spotify.com/track/64sP6khjrgcG8gEX2nCxZ3?si=a80b275cc302488b
I have a pod in norwegian. Many thoughts from daily life end up there. In the future, some will take place here in stead
https://open.spotify.com/episode/6tKPAMfc8Wn77gc5xlvVDH?si=a62d3867e40e44c1
Im exited about building this SideProject community. It feels like we can revolutionize how things begin.
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PSPP NOV 2024
I've been building the SideProject-community since march 2024, and here are some thoughts that have developed in that time.
Is the biggest problem we have in this world that startups dont get enough help? Or that not enough startups are being created? Feels like everyone solves the first, while we focus on the last
We remove the bar from starting a startup from "quit your job", to "start this evening, and see how it goes"
People in jobs are “taken” until 4 pm. After that, they are with us. Or Netflix. How much powerful energy is not being used?
People need to try working in small teams with likeminded people. once theyve tried that and realize how crazy meaningful it is to work on your own stuff, they will never go back.
It feels like there is an indiehacking community which is by some definitions “solo” people, then the incubator environment where people go fulltime is thriving as well. But there is a gap. People doing things on the side. And matching with other people.
Everything starts on the side? Its on the side either for five minutes with the huge ideas where conviction already is present, or its on the side as a hobby or a small business for the rest of your life. Yet no one celebrates the sidegigs.
Founders need a couple of reps before they succeed. Why dont we give them the reps in a low bar environment, like a sideproject community? Its a benefit to society if 100 19-year olds fail on their sideprojects with us. Maybe we give 10 founders the reps they need to succeed in an incubator later when they are 22… a rep they would have missed if it wasnt for us, because the rep at 22 years old would be one of the failures without us.
2024.10.20 - The biggest man gives you a hug when you punch him
My wife snapped at me for no reason. And I said: "wow, are you angry or something"? She said "no".
We all know who's right here, but what's the right thing to do? I wasn't a big enough man to handle the situation well.
I just read "choose happiness" or something, by a Swedish author. Ive touched upon this self help topic of "you're in control of your
own feelings" many times, but it didn't stick until this book. Its like he knows how hard it is to imprint the knowledge, so he just repeats the message throughout the book, adding complexity in a tempo you can absorb, and then finally it all clicks in place.
Some of it is about us humans getting riled up for no reason. Events around us in this world are neutral. Why do we take them personally? Easy to write, extremely hard to change perceptive of. Lets analyze what happened between me and my wife:
Something inside her was not in balance. She maybe was stressed about something, her thoughts elsewhere, etc. And me talking to her made the glass run over. It looked like anger from her, snapping at me. Does it have anything to do with me? No. Does she love me? yes. What does she need? Love. Am I big enough to give it to her? No. I act as the monkey I am by saying: WOW, WHAT THE HECK. I don't deserve this treatment. I feel mistreated. I feel hurt. I also need to make an example of this so that she understands this can't keep happening. There are many mistakes I make here: not am I a big enough person to understand this has nothing to do with me, and that she is feeling frustrated and not balanced and only needs support. I can't even accurately address my feelings of being hurt by admitting that, I say "wow, are you angry or something?" in a sarcastic way to try to "hurt" her a bit or something. pathetic! When people are not In balance they need help and support. The biggest man hugs a man that punches him. I haven't seen it yet, but I hope I will do it one day
2024.10.20 - Artists recognize artists
I often say: He/shes an artist. And I think that can be a real thing. It's like the biggest compliment I can give. Paul Graham is an artist.
You see it in his playful writing. In his curiosity. "Linni", a Norwegian rapper, is an artist. There is something in how he doesnt
compromise. I don't even know if he compromises, but I feel he doesn't. I see artists in text, music, products, design, etc. But im not
sure how I classify them. There is something about the creativeness. Artists are a bit rebellious I think.
they really enjoy breaking some rules. Im sure this is related to people knowing the rules in order to be able to break them, I would think artists get to know the rules. They enjoy freshness. They are creative.