SPC VC shares 6 founder mindsets for a once-in-history startup window
soleio · x · 2026-10-02
SPC VC Evan Tana shares notes from his recurring "Founder Mindset" talk, updated heavily for what he calls a rare historical window.
The six mindsets:
- Epistemic humility plus audacious courage: learn aggressively, question assumptions, then commit with imperfect information
- Demand deltas: leave every day with a new learning, idea, or sharper narrative
- Don't negotiate against yourself — let someone else tell you no
- Be talent greedy: keep pulling exceptional people into your orbit
- Always be selling: every conversation is a rep; create belief before the product exists
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