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Do Things that Don't Scale
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We are in an age of noise.
The frameworks that got us here, of jobs-to-be-done or product-market fit, will be insufficient going forward. For founders to have extraordinary outcomes, they will have to find alpha in markets that aren’t easily understood.
Which is to say, technology alone won’t be enough. The other essential ingredient will be taste.
More often than not, our initial solutions don't solve the problem—at least not in a way that can power a successful business.
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