2026-01-17 06:36:32

An interesting observation: truly great founders are actually like characters in literary works who are deeply obsessed—they have almost no sense of wealth, and no temptation can shake them.

What is the key here? It’s the goal itself. Whether it’s revenge or a certain mission, these people only have that ultimate goal in their eyes. Massive funding, high-priced acquisition offers, equity incentives... these things are all just clouds to them.

This "crazy persistence" happens to be a signature trait of top entrepreneurs. They are not holding on to a particular idea, but rather a belief. It is precisely because of this obsession that they survive through countless failures, temptations, and doubts, ultimately turning their dreams into reality. This also explains why those who truly change the world often seem a bit "irrational."

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Whale_Whisperer

· 3h ago

Doesn't that mean all founders have to be crazy? LOL, I just want to ask how many are truly crazy and how many are just pretending.

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GweiTooHigh

· 3h ago

Truth is, people with obsessions all look like madmen, but madmen change the world.

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TokenSherpa

· 3h ago

actually, let me break this down for you—this whole "founders don't care about wealth" narrative, if you examine the voting patterns in most founder-led daos historically speaking, it's... well, it's more nuanced than the piece suggests. the governance data tells a different story tbh

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AltcoinHunter

· 3h ago

That's right, but I just remembered that the real builders in the crypto world are indeed like this—they almost don't care about token price fluctuations and just want to perfect the protocol. In contrast, those who obsess over K-line charts every day are basically doomed to be exploited... But the reality is that most people simply can't handle this kind of "madness," including myself. Dreams are lofty, but reality is harsh. Once the funding chain breaks, all faith is gone.

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LiquidatedAgain

· 3h ago

Once again, the same rhetoric... It sounds nice, but in reality, it's survivor bias. Who the hell remembers the founders who were "persistent" until they lost everything?

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