Matt Tompkins
Musings on Entrepreneurship, Money, and Building a Life

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What Happens When the Boulder Rolls Down Hill?

What Happens When the Boulder Rolls Down Hill?

20 Building in Public: Anti-Goals

20 Building in Public: Anti-Goals

19 Building in Public: Just Ask

19 Building in Public: Just Ask

18 Building in Public: 4 Uncomfortable Truths [Repost]

18 Building in Public: 4 Uncomfortable Truths [Repost]

17 Building in Public: Bad Habits

17 Building in Public: Bad Habits

16 Building in Public: Climbing the Hill

16 Building in Public: Climbing the Hill

15 Building In Public: Investing & getting out of our own way.

15 Building In Public: Investing & getting out of our own way.

14 Building in Public: Audience - It Matters

14 Building in Public: Audience - It Matters

13 Building in Public: Community...?

13 Building in Public: Community...?

Special Edition: Therapy Session

Special Edition: Therapy Session

12 Building in Public: Survival of the Fittest.

12 Building in Public: Survival of the Fittest.

11 Building in Public: Stretch Goals

11 Building in Public: Stretch Goals

10 Building in Public: Unscalable ➡️ Scalable

10 Building in Public: Unscalable ➡️ Scalable

09 Building in Public: We. Are. Live.

09 Building in Public: We. Are. Live.

08 Building in Public: Shooting our shot

08 Building in Public: Shooting our shot

07 Building in Public: Ducks in a row

07 Building in Public: Ducks in a row

06 Building in Public: Headwinds 🌬️🌬️

06 Building in Public: Headwinds 🌬️🌬️

05 Building in Public: Create an offer, not a commodity

05 Building in Public: Create an offer, not a commodity

04 Building in Public: Action & Patience

04 Building in Public: Action & Patience

03 Building in Public: Don’t fumble twice!

03 Building in Public: Don’t fumble twice!

02 Building in Public: What came first, the chicken or the egg?

02 Building in Public: What came first, the chicken or the egg?

01 Building in Public: What we're launching & why

01 Building in Public: What we're launching & why

Ep. 50 - Sometimes you need to kill things.

Ep. 50 - Sometimes you need to kill things.

Ep. 49 - Four Uncomfortable Truths

Ep. 49 - Four Uncomfortable Truths

Ep. 48 - Unpopular Opinion: Hustling works.

Ep. 48 - Unpopular Opinion: Hustling works.

Ep. 47 - Preparing is better than predicting

Ep. 47 - Preparing is better than predicting

Ep. 46 - Vancouver's downfall: Pluralistic Ignorance

Ep. 46 - Vancouver's downfall: Pluralistic Ignorance

Ep. 45 - Vancouver is Descending

Ep. 45 - Vancouver is Descending

Ep. 44 - What makes a great leader?

Ep. 44 - What makes a great leader?

Ep. 43 - Real Work > Fake Work

Ep. 43 - Real Work > Fake Work

Ep. 42 - 30

Ep. 42 - 30

Ep. 41 [Repost] - Most People Do, What Most People Do

Ep. 41 [Repost] - Most People Do, What Most People Do

Ep. 40 - New Year [new you?]

Ep. 40 - New Year [new you?]

Ep. 39 - Starting & Remaining Small: The Case for Anti-Growth

Ep. 39 - Starting & Remaining Small: The Case for Anti-Growth

Ep. 38 - 21 Lessons Learned in 2021

Ep. 38 - 21 Lessons Learned in 2021

Ep. 37 - Recession Proof your Life

Ep. 37 - Recession Proof your Life

Ep. 36 - Winning Habits

Ep. 36 - Winning Habits

Ep. 35 - The Worst Financial Advice

Ep. 35 - The Worst Financial Advice

Ep. 34 - Accounting for Bitcoin: The impact on corporate & institutional investment

Ep. 34 - Accounting for Bitcoin: The impact on corporate & institutional investment

Ep. 33 - Bitcoin - Where do we go from here?

Ep. 33 - Bitcoin - Where do we go from here?

Ep. 32 - Scarcity & the value of money

Ep. 32 - Scarcity & the value of money

Ep. 31 - Bitcoin & altering time preferences

Ep. 31 - Bitcoin & altering time preferences

Ep. 30 - The Opportunity Cost of Bitcoin

Ep. 30 - The Opportunity Cost of Bitcoin

Ep. 29 - Don't wait - just do

Ep. 29 - Don't wait - just do

Ep. 28 - Small, Consistent Steps = Asymmetric Returns

Ep. 28 - Small, Consistent Steps = Asymmetric Returns

Ep. 27 - Releasing the chains

Ep. 27 - Releasing the chains

Ep. 26 - Lifelong learning

Ep. 26 - Lifelong learning

Ep. 25 - asymmetric bets & the erosion of fiat

Ep. 25 - asymmetric bets & the erosion of fiat

Ep. 24 - Delayed gratification: living & working for the long-term [5/5]

Ep. 24 - Delayed gratification: living & working for the long-term [5/5]

Ep. 23 - Work like a lion [4 / 5]

Ep. 23 - Work like a lion [4 / 5]

Bonus: 12 things I've learned in 12 months

Bonus: 12 things I've learned in 12 months

Ep. 22 - Most people do, what most people do [3 / 5]

Ep. 22 - Most people do, what most people do [3 / 5]

Ep. 21 - A healthy mind, in a healthy body [2 / 5]

Ep. 21 - A healthy mind, in a healthy body [2 / 5]

Ep. 20 - ex nihilo nihil fit [nothing comes from nothing] 1/5

Ep. 20 - ex nihilo nihil fit [nothing comes from nothing] 1/5

Ep. 19 - Six steps to Solopreneurship

Ep. 19 - Six steps to Solopreneurship

Ep. 18 - Finding your burn

Ep. 18 - Finding your burn

Ep. 17 - Four things I wish I did differently

Ep. 17 - Four things I wish I did differently

Ep. 16 - Saying no.

Ep. 16 - Saying no.

Ep. 15 - Easy choices, hard life. Hard choices, easy life.

Ep. 15 - Easy choices, hard life. Hard choices, easy life.

Ep. 12 - Bet on yourself

Ep. 12 - Bet on yourself

Ep. 11 - The hedonic treadmill.

Ep. 11 - The hedonic treadmill.

Latest

Mar
13
What Happens When the Boulder Rolls Down Hill?

What Happens When the Boulder Rolls Down Hill?

I won't be able to "get on top of everything". Because as soon as I do, new things will just pile up overnight. And I mean this quite literally - our inboxes tend to gather crumbs every waking and sleeping minute. It's this acceptance that has helped most.
5 min read
Aug
18
20 Building in Public: Anti-Goals

20 Building in Public: Anti-Goals

GM and welcome to building in public! Hell of a day, hell of a week. Let’s dive in. Today
3 min read
Aug
11
19 Building in Public: Just Ask

19 Building in Public: Just Ask

The idea that we will somehow make a living passively is wishful thinking.
1 min read
Aug
05
18 Building in Public: 4 Uncomfortable Truths [Repost]

18 Building in Public: 4 Uncomfortable Truths [Repost]

GM and welcome to building in public. I've been sick and a POS the last couple weeks, hence
3 min read
Jul
21
17 Building in Public: Bad Habits

17 Building in Public: Bad Habits

The hack I am using to spur more action is this: If something in my gut feels “right”, I’m going to do it
3 min read
Jul
14
16 Building in Public: Climbing the Hill

16 Building in Public: Climbing the Hill

My new goal is quite simple: Elevate is going to be a true agency with systems, core offerings, and consistent price points.
3 min read
Jul
08
15 Building In Public: Investing & getting out of our own way.

15 Building In Public: Investing & getting out of our own way.

Stop gazing at the summit above and embrace the climb in front of you.
4 min read
Jun
29
14 Building in Public: Audience - It Matters

14 Building in Public: Audience - It Matters

Again, I am an idiot.
4 min read
Jun
24
13 Building in Public: Community...?

13 Building in Public: Community...?

It’s like a salary. Or heroin. You can’t stop, and once you do, you need it to just sustain yourself.
3 min read
Jun
18
Special Edition: Therapy Session

Special Edition: Therapy Session

How I lost six figures in 5 months. Buy my E-Book to learn how!
5 min read