David Schwertfeger
@davidschwertfeger.com
I know your inner perfectionist says:
“Just one more tweak.”
It’s lying.
Ship it.
You’ll learn more in one launch than in a year of polishing.
“Just one more tweak.”
It’s lying.
Ship it.
You’ll learn more in one launch than in a year of polishing.
April 30, 2025 at 6:00 AM
I know your inner perfectionist says:
“Just one more tweak.”
It’s lying.
Ship it.
You’ll learn more in one launch than in a year of polishing.
“Just one more tweak.”
It’s lying.
Ship it.
You’ll learn more in one launch than in a year of polishing.
The best entrepreneurs spend most of their day wondering if it’s too early for a nap.
April 29, 2025 at 9:58 PM
The best entrepreneurs spend most of their day wondering if it’s too early for a nap.
The invisible middle decides it all.
Not the start.
Not the pivot.
Not moving faster.
It's fighting through the dry spell when no one's clapping, but everything's changing.
Keep moving when the dopamine fades.
Not the start.
Not the pivot.
Not moving faster.
It's fighting through the dry spell when no one's clapping, but everything's changing.
Keep moving when the dopamine fades.
April 28, 2025 at 9:58 PM
The invisible middle decides it all.
Not the start.
Not the pivot.
Not moving faster.
It's fighting through the dry spell when no one's clapping, but everything's changing.
Keep moving when the dopamine fades.
Not the start.
Not the pivot.
Not moving faster.
It's fighting through the dry spell when no one's clapping, but everything's changing.
Keep moving when the dopamine fades.
Life Hack:
Be a marketer who knows how to code.
Be a marketer who knows how to code.
April 27, 2025 at 9:57 PM
Life Hack:
Be a marketer who knows how to code.
Be a marketer who knows how to code.
Treat your curiosity like a compass.
It never steers you wrong.
It never steers you wrong.
April 25, 2025 at 5:57 AM
Treat your curiosity like a compass.
It never steers you wrong.
It never steers you wrong.
One thing I learned today:
If you can't focus, don't fight it.
Trace it.
There's usually a thought you're avoiding. Something that feels uncomfortable or uncertain.
And right behind it? That's where clarity lives.
If you can't focus, don't fight it.
Trace it.
There's usually a thought you're avoiding. Something that feels uncomfortable or uncertain.
And right behind it? That's where clarity lives.
April 24, 2025 at 9:46 PM
One thing I learned today:
If you can't focus, don't fight it.
Trace it.
There's usually a thought you're avoiding. Something that feels uncomfortable or uncertain.
And right behind it? That's where clarity lives.
If you can't focus, don't fight it.
Trace it.
There's usually a thought you're avoiding. Something that feels uncomfortable or uncertain.
And right behind it? That's where clarity lives.
I bought the world's worst thesaurus.
Not only is it terrible…
It's terrible.
Not only is it terrible…
It's terrible.
April 23, 2025 at 5:59 AM
I bought the world's worst thesaurus.
Not only is it terrible…
It's terrible.
Not only is it terrible…
It's terrible.
Everyone wants leverage.
Nobody wants to:
• Turn creative chaos into a system
• Automate the stuff they do 100 times
• Think like an operator, not just a creator
Leverage isn't found. It's built.
Nobody wants to:
• Turn creative chaos into a system
• Automate the stuff they do 100 times
• Think like an operator, not just a creator
Leverage isn't found. It's built.
April 22, 2025 at 3:29 PM
Everyone wants leverage.
Nobody wants to:
• Turn creative chaos into a system
• Automate the stuff they do 100 times
• Think like an operator, not just a creator
Leverage isn't found. It's built.
Nobody wants to:
• Turn creative chaos into a system
• Automate the stuff they do 100 times
• Think like an operator, not just a creator
Leverage isn't found. It's built.
I've learned this the hard way:
Unfinished work doesn't teach you anything. You don't grow until you ship.
Even if it flops… finishing > fantasizing.
If you're stuck, ship something. Anything. That's how you move.
Unfinished work doesn't teach you anything. You don't grow until you ship.
Even if it flops… finishing > fantasizing.
If you're stuck, ship something. Anything. That's how you move.
April 21, 2025 at 1:01 PM
I've learned this the hard way:
Unfinished work doesn't teach you anything. You don't grow until you ship.
Even if it flops… finishing > fantasizing.
If you're stuck, ship something. Anything. That's how you move.
Unfinished work doesn't teach you anything. You don't grow until you ship.
Even if it flops… finishing > fantasizing.
If you're stuck, ship something. Anything. That's how you move.
Today at the gym:
Guy sits on the chest press machine, scrolls his phone for 5 minutes, then gets up and leaves.
Legend says his thumbs are shredded.
Guy sits on the chest press machine, scrolls his phone for 5 minutes, then gets up and leaves.
Legend says his thumbs are shredded.
April 20, 2025 at 5:33 PM
Today at the gym:
Guy sits on the chest press machine, scrolls his phone for 5 minutes, then gets up and leaves.
Legend says his thumbs are shredded.
Guy sits on the chest press machine, scrolls his phone for 5 minutes, then gets up and leaves.
Legend says his thumbs are shredded.
Happy Bicycle Day
April 19, 2025 at 9:11 AM
Happy Bicycle Day
I set a rule for myself:
Never take action without direction.
It doesn’t need to be perfect. But you need a vision of where you're going.
Because without it?
You'll end up everywhere… except where you want to be.
Never take action without direction.
It doesn’t need to be perfect. But you need a vision of where you're going.
Because without it?
You'll end up everywhere… except where you want to be.
April 18, 2025 at 1:03 PM
I set a rule for myself:
Never take action without direction.
It doesn’t need to be perfect. But you need a vision of where you're going.
Because without it?
You'll end up everywhere… except where you want to be.
Never take action without direction.
It doesn’t need to be perfect. But you need a vision of where you're going.
Because without it?
You'll end up everywhere… except where you want to be.
Reminder to self:
Hit publish.
Even if it bombs.
Even if no one cares.
Even if you think it sucks.
You can't refine what you never release.
Hit publish.
Even if it bombs.
Even if no one cares.
Even if you think it sucks.
You can't refine what you never release.
April 17, 2025 at 1:00 PM
Reminder to self:
Hit publish.
Even if it bombs.
Even if no one cares.
Even if you think it sucks.
You can't refine what you never release.
Hit publish.
Even if it bombs.
Even if no one cares.
Even if you think it sucks.
You can't refine what you never release.
5 years ago, I published my first post.
It was niche. I didn’t expect much. But it made over $100.
That post changed my mindset more than my bank account. It showed me what’s possible when you share what you know.
You don't need a perfect strategy.
Just proof that it works.
It was niche. I didn’t expect much. But it made over $100.
That post changed my mindset more than my bank account. It showed me what’s possible when you share what you know.
You don't need a perfect strategy.
Just proof that it works.
April 16, 2025 at 1:00 PM
5 years ago, I published my first post.
It was niche. I didn’t expect much. But it made over $100.
That post changed my mindset more than my bank account. It showed me what’s possible when you share what you know.
You don't need a perfect strategy.
Just proof that it works.
It was niche. I didn’t expect much. But it made over $100.
That post changed my mindset more than my bank account. It showed me what’s possible when you share what you know.
You don't need a perfect strategy.
Just proof that it works.
Validated markets have proven demand.
Saturated markets have price wars.
In one, customers happily pay for better solutions.
In the other, businesses compete over razor-thin margins.
One builds value. The other breeds frustration.
Saturated markets have price wars.
In one, customers happily pay for better solutions.
In the other, businesses compete over razor-thin margins.
One builds value. The other breeds frustration.
December 26, 2024 at 10:48 PM
Validated markets have proven demand.
Saturated markets have price wars.
In one, customers happily pay for better solutions.
In the other, businesses compete over razor-thin margins.
One builds value. The other breeds frustration.
Saturated markets have price wars.
In one, customers happily pay for better solutions.
In the other, businesses compete over razor-thin margins.
One builds value. The other breeds frustration.
It's possible I shouldn't have pushed the 'cleanup' step during my weekly reviews to 'next week' for a whole year.
Although…
I'm discovering quite a few gems.
It's like I've been collecting gifts all year that I'm now opening.
Although…
I'm discovering quite a few gems.
It's like I've been collecting gifts all year that I'm now opening.
December 25, 2024 at 2:00 PM
It's possible I shouldn't have pushed the 'cleanup' step during my weekly reviews to 'next week' for a whole year.
Although…
I'm discovering quite a few gems.
It's like I've been collecting gifts all year that I'm now opening.
Although…
I'm discovering quite a few gems.
It's like I've been collecting gifts all year that I'm now opening.
Guess ho ho who I talked to today?
December 24, 2024 at 7:02 PM
Guess ho ho who I talked to today?
You don't have time.
You make time.
You make time.
December 23, 2024 at 7:00 AM
You don't have time.
You make time.
You make time.
Plant seeds.
Nurture the roots.
Then trust the silence.
When it’s time, the results will come.
Nurture the roots.
Then trust the silence.
When it’s time, the results will come.
December 22, 2024 at 10:59 PM
Plant seeds.
Nurture the roots.
Then trust the silence.
When it’s time, the results will come.
Nurture the roots.
Then trust the silence.
When it’s time, the results will come.
Not all heroes wear capes.
But if you're out here building something, sharing your ideas, and helping others?
You're one of them.
But if you're out here building something, sharing your ideas, and helping others?
You're one of them.
December 21, 2024 at 10:36 PM
Not all heroes wear capes.
But if you're out here building something, sharing your ideas, and helping others?
You're one of them.
But if you're out here building something, sharing your ideas, and helping others?
You're one of them.
Free traffic costs time.
Paid traffic costs money.
Either way, you're paying.
Paid traffic costs money.
Either way, you're paying.
December 20, 2024 at 10:59 PM
Free traffic costs time.
Paid traffic costs money.
Either way, you're paying.
Paid traffic costs money.
Either way, you're paying.
The quantity of time doesn’t define the quality of a relationship.
December 19, 2024 at 10:57 PM
The quantity of time doesn’t define the quality of a relationship.
Too many people lead with:
• A pitch
• A request
• A favor to ask
What if you flipped the script?
• Be curious to hear their insights
• Be grateful for the chance to connect
• Be the one who gives without expectations
The less you push, the more doors open.
• A pitch
• A request
• A favor to ask
What if you flipped the script?
• Be curious to hear their insights
• Be grateful for the chance to connect
• Be the one who gives without expectations
The less you push, the more doors open.
December 17, 2024 at 10:44 PM
Too many people lead with:
• A pitch
• A request
• A favor to ask
What if you flipped the script?
• Be curious to hear their insights
• Be grateful for the chance to connect
• Be the one who gives without expectations
The less you push, the more doors open.
• A pitch
• A request
• A favor to ask
What if you flipped the script?
• Be curious to hear their insights
• Be grateful for the chance to connect
• Be the one who gives without expectations
The less you push, the more doors open.
Applause is reserved for those who prove they don’t need it.
December 16, 2024 at 10:59 PM
Applause is reserved for those who prove they don’t need it.
Nothing ruins your day quite like this:
"I'm sorry, but you've reached the daily limit for Advanced Voice Mode."
It’s like being ghosted… by a frickin' robot.
"I'm sorry, but you've reached the daily limit for Advanced Voice Mode."
It’s like being ghosted… by a frickin' robot.
December 15, 2024 at 10:13 PM
Nothing ruins your day quite like this:
"I'm sorry, but you've reached the daily limit for Advanced Voice Mode."
It’s like being ghosted… by a frickin' robot.
"I'm sorry, but you've reached the daily limit for Advanced Voice Mode."
It’s like being ghosted… by a frickin' robot.