Greg Eisenberg
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I stand corrected. Also, I'd love that line. That line is so good. I'm going to reuse that all the time. And you're right with, with Notion specifically, like We use Notion. We probably have like 70 or 80 people on Notion. And there is no network effects because I've thought about it too, because we're thinking about moving off of it.
I stand corrected. Also, I'd love that line. That line is so good. I'm going to reuse that all the time. And you're right with, with Notion specifically, like We use Notion. We probably have like 70 or 80 people on Notion. And there is no network effects because I've thought about it too, because we're thinking about moving off of it.
I stand corrected. Also, I'd love that line. That line is so good. I'm going to reuse that all the time. And you're right with, with Notion specifically, like We use Notion. We probably have like 70 or 80 people on Notion. And there is no network effects because I've thought about it too, because we're thinking about moving off of it.
And now it's just, there were network effects with some of these businesses when it was really hard to get the graph on there. But like, you know, it's really easy to post a link on Slack and get my team to use something else, you know? So, When people were saying network effects were everything, that was like in 2005, 2006, 2007, when that was a lot harder.
And now it's just, there were network effects with some of these businesses when it was really hard to get the graph on there. But like, you know, it's really easy to post a link on Slack and get my team to use something else, you know? So, When people were saying network effects were everything, that was like in 2005, 2006, 2007, when that was a lot harder.
And now it's just, there were network effects with some of these businesses when it was really hard to get the graph on there. But like, you know, it's really easy to post a link on Slack and get my team to use something else, you know? So, When people were saying network effects were everything, that was like in 2005, 2006, 2007, when that was a lot harder.
There's only one thing I'll push back on in what you just said, which is. the business will take up 10, 15 plus years of your life. For some businesses, that's absolutely true. And, but I think we're entering this new era of micro businesses.
There's only one thing I'll push back on in what you just said, which is. the business will take up 10, 15 plus years of your life. For some businesses, that's absolutely true. And, but I think we're entering this new era of micro businesses.
There's only one thing I'll push back on in what you just said, which is. the business will take up 10, 15 plus years of your life. For some businesses, that's absolutely true. And, but I think we're entering this new era of micro businesses.
So, you know, 10, 15, 20, 50 years ago, when you wanted to create a business, it was this, it was this, it was like clowning Mount Everest in terms of like what you needed to get done. You know, back in the day when it was, when there was no internet and you wanted to, let's say, make a store, like you had to go and like,
So, you know, 10, 15, 20, 50 years ago, when you wanted to create a business, it was this, it was this, it was like clowning Mount Everest in terms of like what you needed to get done. You know, back in the day when it was, when there was no internet and you wanted to, let's say, make a store, like you had to go and like,
So, you know, 10, 15, 20, 50 years ago, when you wanted to create a business, it was this, it was this, it was like clowning Mount Everest in terms of like what you needed to get done. You know, back in the day when it was, when there was no internet and you wanted to, let's say, make a store, like you had to go and like,
find the location and spend so much money renovating it and painting and merchandising and getting the suppliers. You know, then 15, 20 years ago, if you wanted to put an e-commerce store, you had to like build your own shopping cart. There was no Shopify. Now what's cool is you can stand on the shoulders of giants and there is like a lower price
find the location and spend so much money renovating it and painting and merchandising and getting the suppliers. You know, then 15, 20 years ago, if you wanted to put an e-commerce store, you had to like build your own shopping cart. There was no Shopify. Now what's cool is you can stand on the shoulders of giants and there is like a lower price
find the location and spend so much money renovating it and painting and merchandising and getting the suppliers. You know, then 15, 20 years ago, if you wanted to put an e-commerce store, you had to like build your own shopping cart. There was no Shopify. Now what's cool is you can stand on the shoulders of giants and there is like a lower price
kind of a lower risk way of putting things out there. Now, these businesses might not be as big as Jam, and you might need to create a portfolio of them to end up making it meaningful, but that's my take on the business needs to be 10 to 15 years.
kind of a lower risk way of putting things out there. Now, these businesses might not be as big as Jam, and you might need to create a portfolio of them to end up making it meaningful, but that's my take on the business needs to be 10 to 15 years.
kind of a lower risk way of putting things out there. Now, these businesses might not be as big as Jam, and you might need to create a portfolio of them to end up making it meaningful, but that's my take on the business needs to be 10 to 15 years.
A hundred percent. Yeah. I feel you. I feel you on that, you know, and especially if you take venture, that's also like, you're definitely signing yourself up for, a chapter of your life. And where, you know, I guess the difference is some businesses are chapters and some businesses are pages and know the difference between a page and a chapter.
A hundred percent. Yeah. I feel you. I feel you on that, you know, and especially if you take venture, that's also like, you're definitely signing yourself up for, a chapter of your life. And where, you know, I guess the difference is some businesses are chapters and some businesses are pages and know the difference between a page and a chapter.