andy whyte
@aw-j.bsky.social
ceo at meddicc. bootstrapping to $10m and sharing the journey ($5.6/$10m).
theologian and social justice leader howard thurman on passion: “don’t ask what the world needs. ask what makes you come alive, and go do it. because what the world needs is people who have come alive.”
February 15, 2026 at 12:23 PM
theologian and social justice leader howard thurman on passion: “don’t ask what the world needs. ask what makes you come alive, and go do it. because what the world needs is people who have come alive.”
writer and essayist lu xun on the power of collective hope: “hope is like a road in the country; there was never a road, but when many people walk on it, the road comes into existence.”
February 15, 2026 at 11:23 AM
writer and essayist lu xun on the power of collective hope: “hope is like a road in the country; there was never a road, but when many people walk on it, the road comes into existence.”
the physicist niels bohr on what it takes to be an expert: “an expert is a person who has found out by painful experience all the mistakes that one can make in a very narrow field.”
February 15, 2026 at 9:23 AM
the physicist niels bohr on what it takes to be an expert: “an expert is a person who has found out by painful experience all the mistakes that one can make in a very narrow field.”
best-selling author anne lamott on good marriages and good friendships: “a good marriage is one in which each spouse secretly thinks he or she got the better deal, and this is true also of our friendships.”
February 14, 2026 at 5:13 PM
best-selling author anne lamott on good marriages and good friendships: “a good marriage is one in which each spouse secretly thinks he or she got the better deal, and this is true also of our friendships.”
“giving up is when you're in a contest and you acknowledge that you've lost. acceptance is when you graduate to a different way of looking at the situation.” - not fade away [book] by laurence shames and peter barton
February 14, 2026 at 10:13 AM
“giving up is when you're in a contest and you acknowledge that you've lost. acceptance is when you graduate to a different way of looking at the situation.” - not fade away [book] by laurence shames and peter barton
scott adams, author and creator of the dilbert comic strip, on the price of success: “if you want to be successful, find out what the price is and then pay it.”
February 14, 2026 at 9:13 AM
scott adams, author and creator of the dilbert comic strip, on the price of success: “if you want to be successful, find out what the price is and then pay it.”
"you have to apply yourself each day to becoming a little better. by applying yourself to the task of becoming a little better each and every day over a period of time, you will become a lot better." - carol dweck
February 13, 2026 at 9:43 PM
"you have to apply yourself each day to becoming a little better. by applying yourself to the task of becoming a little better each and every day over a period of time, you will become a lot better." - carol dweck
spanish philosopher baltasar gracian on how to give advice: “when you counsel someone, you should appear to be reminding him of something he had forgotten, not of the light he was unable to see.”
February 13, 2026 at 8:43 PM
spanish philosopher baltasar gracian on how to give advice: “when you counsel someone, you should appear to be reminding him of something he had forgotten, not of the light he was unable to see.”
a proverb on the importance of asking questions: “the person who asks is a fool for five minutes, but the person who does not ask remains a fool forever.”
February 13, 2026 at 5:43 PM
a proverb on the importance of asking questions: “the person who asks is a fool for five minutes, but the person who does not ask remains a fool forever.”
investor josh wolfe on the best advice he ever received: “the best, most useful advice i ever got was from jim watson, [the scientist who discovered dna], over tea at his new york apartment. 3 words, 2 meanings: avoid boring people.”
February 12, 2026 at 9:07 PM
investor josh wolfe on the best advice he ever received: “the best, most useful advice i ever got was from jim watson, [the scientist who discovered dna], over tea at his new york apartment. 3 words, 2 meanings: avoid boring people.”
“the single biggest problem in communication is the illusion that it has taken place.” ― george bernard shaw
February 12, 2026 at 8:07 PM
“the single biggest problem in communication is the illusion that it has taken place.” ― george bernard shaw
mathematician and philosopher alfred north whitehead on progress: “civilization advances by extending the number of important operations which we can perform without thinking about them.”
February 12, 2026 at 6:07 PM
mathematician and philosopher alfred north whitehead on progress: “civilization advances by extending the number of important operations which we can perform without thinking about them.”
investor bill ackman on the link between success and failure: "i’ve always had the view that how successful you are is really a function of how you deal with failure. if you deal with failure well and you persist, you have a high probability of being successful."
February 11, 2026 at 9:39 PM
investor bill ackman on the link between success and failure: "i’ve always had the view that how successful you are is really a function of how you deal with failure. if you deal with failure well and you persist, you have a high probability of being successful."
maya angelou, the wise and widely-admired poet and author, on courage: “[courage is] the most important of all the virtues. without that virtue you can’t practice any other virtue with consistency.”
February 11, 2026 at 8:39 PM
maya angelou, the wise and widely-admired poet and author, on courage: “[courage is] the most important of all the virtues. without that virtue you can’t practice any other virtue with consistency.”
writer laurie buchanan on the behaviors and life we don’t choose: “whatever you are not changing, you are choosing.”
February 11, 2026 at 7:39 PM
writer laurie buchanan on the behaviors and life we don’t choose: “whatever you are not changing, you are choosing.”
“great leaders don’t set out to be a leader…they set out to make a difference. its never about the role — always about the goal.” — lisa haisha
February 10, 2026 at 9:21 PM
“great leaders don’t set out to be a leader…they set out to make a difference. its never about the role — always about the goal.” — lisa haisha
ok, friends... tom selleck was the undisputed handsome champion in my last moustache thread...
but sam elliott came in a close second, and you can see why:
but sam elliott came in a close second, and you can see why:
February 10, 2026 at 8:21 PM
ok, friends... tom selleck was the undisputed handsome champion in my last moustache thread...
but sam elliott came in a close second, and you can see why:
but sam elliott came in a close second, and you can see why:
can we talk about how jon hamm has maintained such effortless coolness, while also starring in career-defining roles without being typecast?
February 10, 2026 at 6:20 PM
can we talk about how jon hamm has maintained such effortless coolness, while also starring in career-defining roles without being typecast?
name a more handsome man with a moustache...
i'll wait.
i'll wait.
February 9, 2026 at 8:38 PM
name a more handsome man with a moustache...
i'll wait.
i'll wait.
fav quotes from robin williams:
no matter what people tell you, words and ideas can change the world
-dead poets society
i used to think the worst thing in life was to end up all alone. it’s not. the worst thing in life is to end up with people who make you feel all alone
-world's greatest dad
no matter what people tell you, words and ideas can change the world
-dead poets society
i used to think the worst thing in life was to end up all alone. it’s not. the worst thing in life is to end up with people who make you feel all alone
-world's greatest dad
February 9, 2026 at 6:38 PM
fav quotes from robin williams:
no matter what people tell you, words and ideas can change the world
-dead poets society
i used to think the worst thing in life was to end up all alone. it’s not. the worst thing in life is to end up with people who make you feel all alone
-world's greatest dad
no matter what people tell you, words and ideas can change the world
-dead poets society
i used to think the worst thing in life was to end up all alone. it’s not. the worst thing in life is to end up with people who make you feel all alone
-world's greatest dad
i'd 💯 have tom hardy as the next james bond.
nobody could pull off using occupation of 007 as a shield against intimacy and the hedonism as a shield against despair as well as hardy.
nobody could pull off using occupation of 007 as a shield against intimacy and the hedonism as a shield against despair as well as hardy.
February 9, 2026 at 5:38 PM
i'd 💯 have tom hardy as the next james bond.
nobody could pull off using occupation of 007 as a shield against intimacy and the hedonism as a shield against despair as well as hardy.
nobody could pull off using occupation of 007 as a shield against intimacy and the hedonism as a shield against despair as well as hardy.
this portuguese proverb offers a simple recipe for success: “think of many things. do one.”
February 8, 2026 at 12:23 PM
this portuguese proverb offers a simple recipe for success: “think of many things. do one.”
the writer anais nin on how to unlock a bigger, fuller life: "life shrinks or expands in proportion to one's courage."
February 8, 2026 at 11:23 AM
the writer anais nin on how to unlock a bigger, fuller life: "life shrinks or expands in proportion to one's courage."
the chinese inventor and author, lin yutang, on focus: “besides the noble art of getting things done, there is the noble art of leaving things undone. the wisdom of life consists in the elimination of non-essentials.”
February 8, 2026 at 9:23 AM
the chinese inventor and author, lin yutang, on focus: “besides the noble art of getting things done, there is the noble art of leaving things undone. the wisdom of life consists in the elimination of non-essentials.”
author robert heinlein on the benefits of teaching: “when one teaches, two learn.”
February 7, 2026 at 5:13 PM
author robert heinlein on the benefits of teaching: “when one teaches, two learn.”