Britt Gage
@brittfgage
Founder, of All Trades. Building a new type of company for generalists and the founders we seek to serve.
Britt Gage
weofalltrades.com
According to self-determination theory, humans have three basic needs: autonomy, competence, and relatedness. One reason why nudges toward change often backfire is that they can feel like a violation of autonomy, leading someone to do the opposite as a way to regain a sense of freedom.
As a result, well-intended feedback can actually reinforce the... See more
As a result, well-intended feedback can actually reinforce the... See more
Casey Rosengren • The Art of Subtle Influence
There’s no competition for cookbooks on making food out of soccer balls and hockey pucks.
There’s no competition for software that charges you to find out the temperature on Mars.
There’s no competition for a service that counts how many pairs of shoes you own.
In fact, in every market that’s worth entering, there’s competition. That’s what you’re... See more
There’s no competition for software that charges you to find out the temperature on Mars.
There’s no competition for a service that counts how many pairs of shoes you own.
In fact, in every market that’s worth entering, there’s competition. That’s what you’re... See more
No competition
“Why didn’t they simply do the perfect thing on the first attempt?”
The short answer is: that’s not how this works. Things are not linear or clean. We can only asymptote towards perfection through trial and error.
The short answer is: that’s not how this works. Things are not linear or clean. We can only asymptote towards perfection through trial and error.
Packy McCormick • The Experimentation Layer
Startup Systems and
Teams that adopt DRICE notice a difference in the projects they end up prioritizing. Many “promising” projects turn out to be defeated by a half-hour investigation, while “nice to have” features that would have been left on the cutting-room floor end up becoming high-ROI winners.
Dropbox case study
A particularly clear example of this comes from... See more
Dropbox case study
A particularly clear example of this comes from... See more
Superhuman
“Liberation,” viewed through a behavioral lens, is the ability to orient toward what’s appetitive (i.e., pleasant or meaningful), even in an environment full of aversive stimuli. For me, this has meant learning to stay connected to a larger vision and the joy of creativity, even during difficult times.
Yet, this is hard to do. When we perceive a... See more
Yet, this is hard to do. When we perceive a... See more
Casey Rosengren • How to Find Freedom Under Pressure
The borders of being ‘technical’ are expanding by the day
There used to be a well-defined line between who could build things and who couldn’t. Building was reserved for people who could code—people who were “technical.”
Sure, there’ve been waves of milquetoast no-code tools that purported to turn you into a developer for the past decade. But those... See more
There used to be a well-defined line between who could build things and who couldn’t. Building was reserved for people who could code—people who were “technical.”
Sure, there’ve been waves of milquetoast no-code tools that purported to turn you into a developer for the past decade. But those... See more