How to unlock exponential growth

Welcome to this week’s issue of ‘The Adventure Capitalist’, a newsletter for the uncommon man.

I’m writing this to you from a plane heading home from Austin Texas. On Thursday evening, Cody and I hosted our first Adventure Capitalist dinner in an underground brewery from the 1800s.

The power of bringing people together is undeniable, I’m leaving inspired and recharged. We have more dinners to come, so stay tuned!

Here’s what you can expect in this issue:

• The downsides of “Monk Mode”

• Why politicians are pumping meme coins

• An assortment of links to get your blood flowing

–Austin

Monk Mode vs. Exponential Growth:

A popular meme has taken hold in the hearts and minds of young entrepreneurial men over the last few years.

Go ‘Monk Mode’ they say. Talk to no one. Work. Workout. Focus on yourself and your business and come back a changed man. Shun alcohol, dinners, and fun. Say no to anything that will keep you from reaching your goals.

While I believe working on yourself and your craft is good, the hidden danger of monk mode is mediocrity.

The longer you’ve been building things, the more you realize working hard is table stakes. Everyone is working hard. If you direct your energy towards one thing it will move forward.

But exponential growth never comes from ‘Monk Mode’. It comes from picking up the phone, hopping on a plane, and following the threads of serendipity in your life.

Unless you put yourself on the line and are willing to be completely rejected, you’ll never be able to realize your potential.

The Adventure Capitalist Podcast:

In this week's episode, we dive into the wild world of mercenary warfare, why politicians are pumping meme coins, explore why gold is being flown from London to NYC, and reveal the JFK challenge. Enjoy!

🎙️Listen on Spotify or Apple Podcasts

The Lifestyle:

🌎 Global Adventure:

There has been a lot of talk about Greenland recently. Most of the talk has been about it becoming part of the US. What’s more interesting to me, is that you can go on a 100km kayak trip through the glaciers and get a true experience of one of the wildest places on earth (link)

Looking for a book to inspire you? ‘Over the Edge of the World: Magellan's Terrifying Circumnavigation of the Globe’ is one of the wildest stories of adventure I’ve ever read. Few people who have ever existed, have had a crazier experience on this earth than Magellan and his crew of madmen (link)

💰Wealth, Business, and Life:

All the biggest startups started small. While that might seem trite, this counterintuitive take from one of the most thoughtful investors of our age on the importance of your first 1000 customers and why they are the key to unlocking the next 10,000 (link)

Building a personal brand? Here are 10 tips on how to turn your email signature into a breakthrough marketing tool (link)

If you’re not getting the results you’d like from your business, maybe it’s time to ask yourself this one simple question → (link)

🚁 The Best of the Best:

I found this excellent list of 30 “Family Rules”. It’s a combination of wisdom and just practical advice for how to have more harmony in your day-to-day life (link)