Why I Sign Emails with #Velocity
I sign off in my emails with #velocity
instead of Regards
Here's why:
Speed is a Skill
As Patrick Collins of Stripe points out, Speed is a Skill. It can be improved with focused effort over time.
Velocity permeates everything we do at Storytell, where I'm CEO. We've made "The Power of Now" one of our core company values, and as an advisor to FounderCulture, I do it to remind the Founders of the same thing.
Velocity is Speed, applied
As I point out in this post titled "Turning Speed into Velocity: Your Vision, Mission, Values & OKRs," velocity is speed applied in a specific direction. And that is what really matters in building successful startups: Learning and iterating a quickly as possible.
Go Deeper: Related Resources
FounderCulture has a number of related resources to help Founders learn and buidl faster, including:
Personal resources:
Team-dynamics resources:
- Asking "Is This Safe to Try?" for Decision Making
- Consent vs. Consensus: A Focus on Speed in Decision Making
- Type 1 vs. Type 2 Decisions
Company-building resources: