Successful founders focus on their product, customers, revenue, and team, rather than getting distracted by the noise in the startup ecosystem, such as fundraising news and social media chatter.

Many founders mistakenly believe they are being productive by engaging with startup discussions, but this often leads to no real progress in building their product.

I encourage founders to reduce their media consumption, especially regarding fundraising, and to concentrate more on building and creating their products.

Sources like Hacker News are valuable because they focus on creators who share their work and discuss how they monetize it, rather than engaging in unproductive conversations about fundraising.