99% of leaders ruin their companies with this irreversible mistake:
They stick to their guns.
Great companies recognize when change is necessary for survival.
They recognize when market conditions change and adapt accordingly.
They're willing to sacrifice short-term profits for long-term success.
But too many companies are set in their ways.
Not because ... See more
They stick to their guns.
Great companies recognize when change is necessary for survival.
They recognize when market conditions change and adapt accordingly.
They're willing to sacrifice short-term profits for long-term success.
But too many companies are set in their ways.
Not because ... See more
Companies are built to be predictable and stable. That's a bad thing in today's world.
One thing I’ve been talking a lot about with our engineering team is that usually your company’s plans and incentives and metrics structures aren’t built to stop things, or to stop and redo things. So if there is a need to pay down some technical debt or make a really hard call on stopping a project, you need a leadership voice, or even a CEO, to s
... See moreElad Gil • High Growth Handbook: Scaling Startups From 10 to 10,000 People
One thing I do look back on fondly was how incredibly focused we were. Resources and time were so tight that you could feel the weight of all the things you weren’t working on. You had real conviction that the thing you were doing was the most important thing.
To pick a somewhat trivial example, at fireside chats with Mark (the predecessor to the co... See more
To pick a somewhat trivial example, at fireside chats with Mark (the predecessor to the co... See more
Andrew Bosworth • Focus
This is why successful companies still pursuing breakthroughs are always led by live players, often the founders.
Only Mark Zuckerberg could have changed Facebook's name and decided it was now a virtual reality hardware company.
Only Mark Zuckerberg could have changed Facebook's name and decided it was now a virtual reality hardware company.
Bismarck Analysis • Tweet
Unnecessary versus necessary chaos
In my 13 years working at startups, I’ve witnessed many examples of unnecessary chaos—here are a few.
A major release has been planned for months, but launch communications—new positioning, website copy, customer email, blog post—are reviewed at the last minute.
A manager reschedules 1:1s every week because of ongoi... See more
In my 13 years working at startups, I’ve witnessed many examples of unnecessary chaos—here are a few.
A major release has been planned for months, but launch communications—new positioning, website copy, customer email, blog post—are reviewed at the last minute.
A manager reschedules 1:1s every week because of ongoi... See more