# I wish I could go back to my 20s and:

1. Do marketing report from start, validated products before wasting years building them
    
    `Choice is more important than effort`
    
2. Selling my products to marketplace earlier
    
    `Build, market something that value to many customers, know customers, competitors`
    
3. Marry early and start making kids
    
    `Reducing travel and social outings, leading to more time at home and increased focus. They emphasize that parenting strategies vary; some parents dedicate extensive time to transporting children to activities, while others, like the author, prefer a more relaxed approach, allowing children to develop at their own pace with learning primarily at home.`
    
4. Build B2B instead of B2C
    
    `B2C is 99.99% chance to fail B2B is 99% chance to fail`
    
5. Spend time with my friends & family instead of conferences
    
    `Spending quality time with loved ones has been linked to reduced stress, improved mental health, and even increased longevity.`
    
    `Focusing on personal relationships can enhance work-life balance, leading to increased productivity and satisfaction in both personal and professional realms`
    
6. Pick partners and employees based on their heart instead of their IQ
    
    `Warren Buffett emphasizes this approach, stating that when hiring, one should look for three qualities: integrity, intelligence, and energy`
    
7. Never adopt scrum
    
    `Excessive Meetings Disrupt Productivity`
    
    `Rigid Role Definitions in Small Teams`
    
    `Stifling Innovation Due to Short Sprints`
    
    `Misalignment with Startup Agility`
    
    `Potential for Misapplication`
    
8. Only build for the audience I know really well
    
    `Enhanced Product-Market Fit`
    
    `Efficient Feedback Loops`
    
    `Stronger Community Engagement`
    
    `Cost-Effective Marketing`
    
9. Never hired managers
    
    `Enhanced Agility and Speed` `(Faster Decision-Making, Increased Autonomy and Flexibility)`
    
    `Empowered and accountable teams enhanced Motivation and Innovation`
    
    `Cost Efficiency`
    
    `Reduced Bureaucracy` `(more direct communication between team members and quicker implementation of ideas, which is essential for innovation and adaptability)`
    
    `Cultivation of a Collaborative Culture (promote a culture where collaboration and peer-to-peer interactions)`
    
10. Didn’t waste time partnering with corporations
    
    `I sell to corporations. They are my clients, but they are not my partners. Partnering is when you do something together, and I don't do anything together with others because it's just a waste of time.`
    
11. Didn’t get distracted by shiny objects
    
    `Disrupted Focus`
    
    `Resource Drain`
    
    `Team Confusion`
    
12. Didn’t hold on to a bad project for years trying to save sinking ship
    
    `Recognizing when to discontinue a project is not a sign of failure but a strategic decision to allocate resources more effectively. By acknowledging the signs and overcoming psychological barriers, individuals and organizations can focus on more promising opportunities`
    
13. Never outsourced
    
    `I regret everything about outsourcing the worst thing for an intelligent person to be in either of the sides (buy hours from someone or sell hours to someone)`
    

*Inspiration from:* [*https://x.com/johnrushx/status/1913804824514347183?s=46*](https://x.com/johnrushx/status/1913804824514347183?s=46)