Abhilash Rao
@abhilash
Abhilash Rao
@abhilash
Why waste time proving over and over how great you are, when you could be getting better?
Even the simplest physical act becomes enjoyable when it is transformed so as to produce flow. The essential steps in this process are: (a) to set an overall goal, and as many subgoals as are realistically feasible; (b) to find ways of measuring progress in terms of the goals chosen; (c) to keep concentrating on what one is doing, and to keep
... See moreWhen you’re the cheapest, you’re not promising change. You’re promising the same, but cheaper. The race to the bottom is tempting, because nothing is easier to sell than cheaper. It requires no new calculations or deep thinking on the part of your customer. It’s not cultural or emotional. It’s simply cheaper.
Back in the day, we at Airtable were kind of roasted on Twitter for our billboards, which weren't super specific about a particular problem; they were just there. Everyone was questioning the sense in it, wondering why we would do this if it wasn't clear. However, those billboards were actually super effective for us, but for a different reason
... See moreVocabulary gets in the way sometimes. Design is not just a profession. A customer is not only a person who buys something. A product is not just a physical object or software that you sell.
How Product Market Fit evolves in horizontal products
with three examples
A good question to ask yourself when you’re trying to learn from your emotions is, ‘What the func?’ No, that’s not a typo for a more explicit question. ‘Func’ is short for ‘function’, so ‘What the func?’ is shorthand for ‘What is the purpose of this emotion?’ What is it telling you? What does it get you? What’s buried underneath that sadness,
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