A case for a high cadence
Today Grant reads his latest essay, this one is about building in hardware with tempo.
One of my college coaches always preached that we needed to move with Tempo, Tempo, and Tempo.
It extended from decision making to the actual execution. Always be moving, and move with purpose. If you’re moving faster than your competitors then you’re going to win in the long run.
I have yet to see an example where this is not true — especially with startups.
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Tempo Tempo Tempo (https://odysea.substack.com/p/tempo-tempo-tempo)
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🌀 About Motion Blur
Exploring what makes great companies and technologies work. Brought to you by Grant Gregory & Hammad Aslam. Grant is a Partner at Cantos (https://cantos.vc/) where he focuses on physical world technologies. Hammad is a Partner at Kivu Ventures, Susa (https://susaventures.com/)’s growth fund. Learn more about the hosts:
Grant Gregory, @grant__gregory (https://twitter.com/grant__gregory), Embers (https://grantgregory.substack.com/)
Hammad Aslam, @_hammad_aslamh (http://twitter.com/_hammad_aslam), Susa Ventures (https://susaventures.com/team)
If you're interested in the real inside baseball of tech, entrepreneurship, and start-up investing, tune in every week for new episodes.
Intro music credit: Will Harrison (https://open.spotify.com/artist/01vcSVQOpFHutiYq0lrBwt)
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27 Mar 2026
Desperation
The other side of Product Market Fit
Today Grant reads his latest essay, this one is about desperation, and just like porn: "you know it when you see it".
🔗 Show Resource Links
Desperation (https://odysea.substack.com/p/desperation)
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Spotify (https://open.spotify.com/show/6caKxOvhIoajsp6c2TnLC9)
Apple Podcasts (https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/motion-blur/id1777266172)
X (FKA Twitter) (http://twitter.com/MotionBlurFM)
Subscribe (https://motionblur.substack.com/)
🌀 About Motion Blur
Exploring what makes great companies and technologies work. Brought to you by Grant Gregory & Hammad Aslam. Grant is a Partner at Cantos (https://cantos.vc/) where he focuses on physical world technologies. Hammad is a Partner at Kivu Ventures, Susa (https://susaventures.com/)’s growth fund. Learn more about the hosts:
Grant Gregory, @grant__gregory (https://twitter.com/grant__gregory), Embers (https://grantgregory.substack.com/)
Hammad Aslam, @_hammad_aslamh (http://twitter.com/_hammad_aslam), Susa Ventures (https://susaventures.com/team)
If you're interested in the real inside baseball of tech, entrepreneurship, and start-up investing, tune in every week for new episodes.
Intro music credit: Will Harrison (https://open.spotify.com/artist/01vcSVQOpFHutiYq0lrBwt)
Thanks for reading and listening to Motion Blur! Subscribe (https://motionblur.substack.com/) to get notified for future episodes.
19 Mar 2026
Bullets in the Chamber
Snipers, Intentionality, and Why Hardware is Hard
Today Grant reads his latest essay, this one is about building in hardware.
A very close founder friend was recently talking to me about his experience in hardware: “I bled out of my ears and eyes for 3 years. I'm never doing that again.”
That was his second startup. When I asked him what in particular made it so hard, he gave an interesting answer: you only have so many bullets in the chamber.
🔗 Show Resource Links
Bullets in the Chamber (https://odysea.substack.com/p/bullets-in-the-chamber)
🎙️ Podcast Links
Spotify (https://open.spotify.com/show/6caKxOvhIoajsp6c2TnLC9)
Apple Podcasts (https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/motion-blur/id1777266172)
X (FKA Twitter) (http://twitter.com/MotionBlurFM)
Subscribe (https://motionblur.substack.com/)
🌀 About Motion Blur
Exploring what makes great companies and technologies work. Brought to you by Grant Gregory & Hammad Aslam. Grant is a Partner at Cantos (https://cantos.vc/) where he focuses on physical world technologies. Hammad is a Partner at Kivu Ventures, Susa (https://susaventures.com/)’s growth fund. Learn more about the hosts:
Grant Gregory, @grant__gregory (https://twitter.com/grant__gregory), Embers (https://grantgregory.substack.com/)
Hammad Aslam, @_hammad_aslamh (http://twitter.com/_hammad_aslam), Susa Ventures (https://susaventures.com/team)
If you're interested in the real inside baseball of tech, entrepreneurship, and start-up investing, tune in every week for new episodes.
Intro music credit: Will Harrison (https://open.spotify.com/artist/01vcSVQOpFHutiYq0lrBwt)
Thanks for reading and listening to Motion Blur! Subscribe (https://motionblur.substack.com/) to get notified for future episodes.
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