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Ben Yoskovitz @focusedchaos.co · 30/09/2026

Hey folks! Anyone like crossword puzzles? I built a personalized crossword app for my dad, so I could send him a custom crossword every day. Now you can try it too! crosswordsforyou.com

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Ben Yoskovitz @focusedchaos.co · 07/09/2026

Wordspine #16 · Pro · Genius 🟩🟩🟨🟨 32/40 · 🔥22 Got me today: M _ M _ N _ S

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Ben Yoskovitz @focusedchaos.co · 06/09/2026

Wordspine #15 · Sprint · 1:02 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 10/10 Toughest today: F _ E _ I _ G

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Ben Yoskovitz @focusedchaos.co · 02/09/2026

Wordspine #11 · Sprint · 1:10 🦴 10/10 ⏱️ 1:10 🔥 11 day streak Think you can beat me? wordspine.com/challenge/rm...

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Beat Byosko's Wordspine Sprint

Byosko finished Wordspine Sprint 10/10 in 1:10. Think you can beat it?

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Ben Yoskovitz @focusedchaos.co · 02/09/2026

Longest word ever on Wordspine: PARATHYROIDECTOMIZED That's wild.

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Ben Yoskovitz @focusedchaos.co · 01/09/2026

It's fun to see people playing Wordspine in real-time...

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Ben Yoskovitz @focusedchaos.co · 01/09/2026

Wordspine #10 · Sprint · 1:39 🦴 10/10 ⏱️ 1:39 🔥 10 day streak Think you can beat me? wordspine.com/challenge/t6...

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Beat Byosko's Wordspine Sprint

Byosko finished Wordspine Sprint 10/10 in 1:39. Think you can beat it?

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Ben Yoskovitz @focusedchaos.co · 31/08/2026

Wordspine is featured on @playlin.io today. Thank you! The guide you wrote with tips is awesome!

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Ben Yoskovitz @focusedchaos.co · 31/08/2026

Today was pretty easy...thoughts? Wordspine #9 · Sprint · 0:55 🦴 10/10 ⏱️ 0:55 🔥 9 day streak Think you can beat me? wordspine.com/challenge/ac...

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Beat Byosko's Wordspine Sprint

Byosko finished Wordspine Sprint 10/10 in 0:55. Think you can beat it?

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Ben Yoskovitz @focusedchaos.co · 30/08/2026

Today's Wordspine Sprint results: Wordspine #8 · Sprint · 1:56 🦴 10/10 ⏱️ 1:56 🔥 8 day streak Think you can beat me? wordspine.com/challenge/rn...

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Beat Byosko's Wordspine Sprint

Byosko finished Wordspine Sprint 10/10 in 1:56. Think you can beat it?

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Ben Yoskovitz @focusedchaos.co · 29/08/2026

I played Wordspine today! Here are my stats: Wordspine 7 · Sprint · 1:15 🦴 10/10 ⏱️ 1:15 🔥 7 day streak Think you can beat me? wordspine.com/challenge/ej...

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Beat Byosko's Wordspine Sprint

Byosko finished Wordspine Sprint 10/10 in 1:15. Think you can beat it?

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Ben Yoskovitz @focusedchaos.co · 29/08/2026

Just launched a new word game for fun: Wordspine.com Two versions. Same mechanic. Say you get the letters: A - D - E A word that works is Adventure. Easy! Give it a try! Feedback welcome!

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Wordspine — two daily word games

Every word follows the letters: first letter first, last letter last, middle letters in order. Sprint or Pro — play free.

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Ben Yoskovitz @focusedchaos.co · 17/04/2025

Why do so many big companies fail at innovation even when the CEO says it’s a priority? Here’s a great take from @ericries.bsky.social from my recent podcast episode: Because they lack constancy of purpose.

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Ben Yoskovitz @focusedchaos.co · 10/03/2025

Product managers: What are your best practices for product roadmaps? I'm launching the results of a survey on product roadmaps tomorrow-figured I'd see if anyone has great ideas / tips they want to share on how they use product roadmaps properly/effectively in their orgs? Share below!

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Ben Yoskovitz @focusedchaos.co · 24/01/2025

Anyone in my network recently use Kickstarter to raise money and build awareness? Looking to chat! Thanks.

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Ben Yoskovitz @focusedchaos.co · 22/01/2025

Founders: Don't outsource sales. If you hire salespeople too early, they most likely won't hit quota (b/c there's no developed playbook.) And if you go the partnership route, you're outsourcing responsibility to others and losing direct contact with customers.

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Ben Yoskovitz @focusedchaos.co · 22/01/2025

"The hardest thing about the road not taken is that you never know where it might have led." - Lisa Windgate ^^ That's why I believe so much in founders. They take the road less traveled. They swing for the fences.

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Ben Yoskovitz @focusedchaos.co · 20/01/2025

"The most difficult thing is the decision to act, the rest is merely tenacity." - Amelia Earhart

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Ben Yoskovitz @focusedchaos.co · 20/01/2025

When you start a company, imagine yourself working on it for the next 7-10 years. Is that really what you want to be doing with your time? Really?

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Ben Yoskovitz @focusedchaos.co · 18/01/2025

"When faced with two choices, simply toss a coin. It works not because it settles the question for you, but because in that brief moment when the coin is in the air, you suddenly know what you are hoping for." - Anonymous Damn, that's true.

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Ben Yoskovitz @focusedchaos.co · 17/01/2025

Learning by doing > learning by reading. I've always felt that's the case, although I love writing about my experiences (including all the failures) and sharing with others. If it helps, great. But you have to experience stuff to really get it.

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Ben Yoskovitz @focusedchaos.co · 16/01/2025

"When you have to make a choice and don't make it, that in itself is a choice." - William James I still make this mistake. Inaction is often one of a founder's biggest regrets.

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Ben Yoskovitz @focusedchaos.co · 15/01/2025

Imposter Syndrome is real. Everyone feels it at some point (except perhaps the criminally insane.) You can get through it. Step by step. Cross some stuff off your todo, push to make that one extra sales call. Commit. You’re an imposter and a winner at the same time.

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Ben Yoskovitz @focusedchaos.co · 13/01/2025

Question: How are people using product roadmaps? I'm doing a deep dive on product roadmaps and looking for input. * How do you prioritize? * How often does it change? * How detailed is it? * Etc. Wanna help out? Reply or send me a message. Thank you!

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Ben Yoskovitz @focusedchaos.co · 08/01/2025

I wanna talk to founders and product people (managers, owners, etc.) about product roadmaps. Who wants to share?

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Ben Yoskovitz @focusedchaos.co · 08/01/2025

Product managers: How do you roadmap? I'm curious and put together a survey: bit.ly/40bhr4T The goal is to gather as much information as possible and then summarize it in my newsletter. Check it out!

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Ben Yoskovitz @focusedchaos.co · 05/01/2025

Anyone wanna go see a basketball game?!?! I have 4 tickets to Spurs - Knicks in San Antonio on March 19th. Unfortunately I can't go. I'd like to sell the tickets so they don't go to waste. Message me for details. Thanks!

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Ben Yoskovitz @focusedchaos.co · 29/12/2024

"Grit is that 'extra something' that separates the most successful people from the rest. It's the passion, perseverance, and stamina that we must channel in order to stick with our dreams until they become a reality." - Travis Bradberry I ❤️ grit.

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Ben Yoskovitz @focusedchaos.co · 20/12/2024

Good morning folks! Today, you'll get some things right. 🎉 And you'll make some mistakes. 😬 Shit happens. Push through it. (Well, if you find yourself in actual shit get out as quickly as possible, pushing through sounds awful).

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Ben Yoskovitz @focusedchaos.co · 19/12/2024

I've built zombie startups before and it fucking sucks. Zombie startups can survive forever but never go anywhere. They shuffle along, dead but still existing. Such. A. Waste. Of. Time. Don't be a fucking 🧟.

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Ben Yoskovitz @focusedchaos.co · 17/12/2024

Well said. Or written. Or both. :)

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Ben Yoskovitz @focusedchaos.co · 17/12/2024

I've always ❤️ this visual. It shows how Moz used NET ADDS as their One Metric That Matters - a business health indicator to help them ask better questions within each department. It shows the power of measuring what matters and then leveraging that to diagnose good or bad things.

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Ben Yoskovitz @focusedchaos.co · 17/12/2024

When trying to understand a customer's journey using your product, there are two critical questions that people often forget to ask and dig into:

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Ben Yoskovitz @focusedchaos.co · 16/12/2024

Everyone should realize that startup options are a lottery ticket. Occasionally they pay out and legit change people's lives. But it's rare. Still, I believe early employees deserve more equity and should be topped up over time for kick ass performance.

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Ben Yoskovitz @focusedchaos.co · 16/12/2024

People often say, "Titles don't matter to me." Most of the time, people are lying. Titles matter to people. Rightly or wrongly.

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Ben Yoskovitz @focusedchaos.co · 16/12/2024

I have a very specific SEO question that I'd like to ask someone. Anyone willing to help?

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Ben Yoskovitz @focusedchaos.co · 15/12/2024

"Start where you are. Use what you have. Do what you can." - Arthur Ashe Translated into StartupLand: * Don't overthink * Don't overbuild * Don't overfund Get on with it, already.

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Ben Yoskovitz @focusedchaos.co · 13/12/2024

Founders: Pitch. Pitch. Pitch. Pitch. Pitch. Pitch. Pitch. Pitch. Pitch. Pitch. Pitch. Pitch. Pitch. Pitch. Pitch. Pitch. Pitch. Pitch. Pitch. Pitch. Pitch. Pitch. Pitch. Pitch. Pitch. Pitch. Take every opportunity to tell your story. Practice like crazy.

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Ben Yoskovitz @focusedchaos.co · 13/12/2024

It's crazy to me that startups often give MORE equity to advisors than employees, including early employees. There's no chance an advisor has more impact than an early employee. Ever.

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Ben Yoskovitz @focusedchaos.co · 12/12/2024

Founders: Don't give C-level titles out like candy; you can't go back from there. Hard to hire "over" the CTO, CPO, CFO or what have you. Be judicious about this stuff, even if titles "don't matter" (truth is, for most people they do).

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Ben Yoskovitz @focusedchaos.co · 12/12/2024

A lot of people start companies from a "Universal Truth". Ouch. A universal truth is something we all basically know/understand. If I can Google it and learn the same thing you've learned, it's a universal truth and there's likely no differentiation in whatever you're going to do. ⬇️

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Ben Yoskovitz @focusedchaos.co · 12/12/2024

He leads a pretty good life.

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Ben Yoskovitz @focusedchaos.co · 12/12/2024

Of all the things you could be doing with your life, why are you doing what you're doing? I know it's a "big" question, but it's an important one. Especially if you're starting a company. Founders need a purpose beyond "it's cool."

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Ben Yoskovitz @focusedchaos.co · 11/12/2024

A startup pitch without use cases is... ...a waste of time? ...ineffective? ...boring? ...a pass Use cases, ftw.

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Ben Yoskovitz @focusedchaos.co · 11/12/2024

Hey product managers! What's the plan for today? Are you aiming to speak with users/customers? If not, why not?

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Ben Yoskovitz @focusedchaos.co · 10/12/2024

The amount you've raised is a vanity metric. It's even worse if you're still hyping it after you've failed and LOST all the money. Founders: don't brag about money raised unless you've generated a return for yourself + investors.

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Ben Yoskovitz @focusedchaos.co · 10/12/2024

Who doesn't love vanity metrics? Come on now, we all love 'em. :) The most ridiculous one I ever heard: # of features "If we add more stuff into the product, we'll win." Good luck with that.

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