# Avi Agola — Thesis

> Core beliefs about building startups — by Avi Agola.
> URL: https://aviagola.me/thesis

## 1. Age doesn't mean much in comparison to Ambition

Youth brings energy, but it's hunger that builds companies. A 22-year-old willing to sleep on the floor and iterate daily will outpace a 40-year-old coasting on experience.

## 2. Engineers > MBAs

Startups are built on products, not PowerPoints. You need people who can iterate rapidly, ship solutions, and learn in real-time. You can always hire business expertise later, but you can't hire your way out of a product that doesn't exist.

## 3. Being ballsy > being professional

Professional means playing by established rules. Ballsy means rewriting them. Startups succeed by asking for forgiveness rather than permission. Professionalism optimizes for not failing; boldness optimizes for winning.

## Related Links

- Portfolio: https://aviagola.me
- Site-level LLM context: https://aviagola.me/llms.txt