Hey, punk.

It’s me, the future you.

I’m writing to hopefully save you some trouble.

I’ve stuck my fork in enough sockets to have some hard-earned wisdom to share.

We also have a skincare routine now.

What startup should I join?

Woah, easy now. We’re just getting to know each other. Buy me a drink first before we mess with time-travel paradoxes.

Look, here’s the thing. Acting like an oracle is kind of against the rules. I can pass along nuggets of insight, but I’m not a fuckin’ Magic 8 Ball stock-picker from the future. (But also, buy Bitcoin)

As far as startups go, some of the people you know now are going to hit it big at the casino, so to speak. But it’s not a repeatable strategy.

You should be less concerned with winning the lottery and more concerned with learning to build shit.

You’re an entrepreneur. That part of you won’t fade. So build a strong skillset that lets you ship quickly.

For you, that mostly means building stuff. It could be an internal tool at a company you’re working for, a weekend hackathon project, or a dumb website. Doesn’t really matter — build them all.

Also, make sure to actually ship stuff. Don’t let it rot on localhost.

Look, it’s getting late, so I’ve got to go — but just try and ship something today.