3-2-1: The key to great relationships, the will to achieve, and beauty as a guiding principle
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3-2-1: The key to great relationships, the will to achieve, and beauty as a guiding principle
"Be guided by beauty. I really mean that. I think pretty much everything I've done has had an aesthetic component—at least to me. Now, you might think, "Building a company that's trading bonds? What's so aesthetic about that?" What's aesthetic about it is doing it right. Getting the right kind of people, and approaching the problem, and doing it ri... See more
3-2-1: The key to great relationships, the will to achieve, and beauty as a guiding principle
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3-2-1: On self-worth, how to have style, and how to build a great career
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Similarly, I think people need to ask themselves – and it might be easier if we ask each other – What do you really want to be doing? How did you fall in love in the first place? People start optimizing for things like “hm, if I did this I would get 5% more traffic” or “I would get to the next follower milestone” I think because it’s visible, and i... See more
Anna Dorothea Ker • "People First" - Making Tech Work for You
What I Wish Someone Had Told Me
- Optimism, obsession, self-belief, raw horsepower and personal connections are how things get started.
- Cohesive teams, the right combination of calmness and urgency, and unreasonable commitment are how things get finished. Long-term orientation is in short supply; try not to worry about what people think in the short t