Ness Labs: Lead Like a Scientist ⚛️ (+watch my Talk at Google)

Build with users, not for them. “I wanted a Discord community for NotebookLM. People in Google responded, 'What's Discord? Why not a Google Group?' But I persisted, and now we have 60,000+ users giving us invaluable feedback.”

Meetings are spent building, not talking about building. “We’re breaking the mold for how product works at Google. We're foc... See more

If you want to do great work you have to interface with others—learn what they have figured out, find collaborators who can extend your vision, and other support. The trick is doing this without losing yourself. What solitude gives you is an opportunity to study what personal curiosity feels like in its undiluted form, free from the interference of... See more

Andy Coravos: When people ask what you do, they really seem to be asking who you are, putting the attention on people’s credentials within institutions (the nouns) rather than on their actions and contributions (how they live, work, and cultivate knowledge in their fields). Expertise is equated with the former, when it should be more about the latt... See more

My preferred way of working: Zero politics, mining for conflict, best idea wins, writing things down, full responsibility, few internal meetings, taking risks, steady marathon pace, creative space, driving impact, and clear north stars complemented with extreme autonomy.