Twenty years ago, I launched my company with a head full of optimism and a thin playbook. Move faster than feels comfortableAnother blind spot for most founders is velocity, which goes unnoticed until it starts costing real money. Think of your core team as the "founding fathers" of a forever company. It gave us the freedom to pivot when the market turned and the readiness to jump on a once-in-a-decade chance. That, more than any clever tactic, is how you build an institution designed to outlast its founding story.