How do you balance optimism and realism?
Replied byVerun Mohan
Co-Founder & CEO at Windsurf
Niche: AI, SaaS, Technology
Revenue: $1M+/month
Location: USA
Started: 2021
You need irrational optimism to tackle big problems no one else believes in, and uncompromising realism to kill bad ideas quickly.
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