🌱 5 new insights for product builders (#77)
Sam Altman 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
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Jobs’ product-creation philosophy was to avoid asking customers what they wanted because their answers would be predicated on what they already knew based on existing products.
On the contrary, instead of focusing just on the functional needs of customers, he observed what they were trying to accomplish on a social and emotional level as well. He th... See more
On the contrary, instead of focusing just on the functional needs of customers, he observed what they were trying to accomplish on a social and emotional level as well. He th... See more
Steve Jobs’ 9 Product Development Tactics for Founders. | VC & Startup Jobs.
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
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Product Mistakes that Apply to Careers: focusing on acquisition instead of retention (focusing on networking instead of relationships & reputation). Or working in a space that doesn’t get more valuable over time (e.g working in a dying industry), or building another “me-too” product without differentiation (not taking enough career risk). Choos... See more