Why a Little Arrogance Is Essential for Founders 🚀
DHH explains how confidence and a touch of arrogance help founders innovate, take risks, and stay ahead in competitive markets. Embrace your belief in better ideas and timing to succeed.
Product Leadership
2.1K views • Apr 28, 2025
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Founders need a bit of arrogance to survive.
It is not just confidence. It is a belief you can do something better - better idea, better timing, better taste, better skills. Maybe it is just a better location. Maybe it is just noticing something others have missed.
Founders must believe they can create change. Without that edge, the doubts, setbacks and competition would crush them. But unchecked, that same arrogance can turn ugly - it can blind them, isolate them and destroy what they are trying to build. The trick is knowing when to lean into it and when to pull it back.
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It is not just confidence. It is a belief you can do something better - better idea, better timing, better taste, better skills. Maybe it is just a better location. Maybe it is just noticing something others have missed.
Founders must believe they can create change. Without that edge, the doubts, setbacks and competition would crush them. But unchecked, that same arrogance can turn ugly - it can blind them, isolate them and destroy what they are trying to build. The trick is knowing when to lean into it and when to pull it back.
#dhh #37signals #productmanagement #founder #startup
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Apr 28, 2025
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