The Question of Why
We want to find the truth of how to make our business succeed. We need to dig for it—and dig deep—but every question we ask carries the very real possibility of biasing the person we’re talking to and rendering the whole exercise pointless.
Rob Fitzpatrick • The Mom Test: How to talk to customers & learn if your business is a good idea when everyone is lying to you
These are powerful questions and I the version of it I would ask you today is:
- What are you most curious about?
- What is your unique perspective or way of helping in this domain?
- Given the infinite resources available to you today, why are you doing nothing about this?
Paul Millerd • The Great Creator Arbitrage Opportunity | #200 🥳
Some of these questions people could just type into Google. But the answers are more meaningful when they come from a trusted circle. And many inquiries aren’t about information: they are about sharing resources. When there is underlying trust, people become willing to offer up information that’s valuable, relational and risky: for example introduc... See more
Fabian Pfortmüller • Communities = human search engines?
In an expert-run industrialized economy, there’s a lot of pressure to be the one who’s sure, the person with all the answers. Far more valuable is someone who has all the questions. The ability to figure out what hasn’t been figured out and see what hasn’t been seen is a significant advantage. Rarest of all is the person with the humility (and conf
... See moreseths.blog • All the Answers | Seth's Blog
For me, some of my favorite questions include: What matters? Why do we work? What is the “good life”? What holds people back from change? How do we find work that brings us alive?
Paul Millerd • The Pathless Path: Imagining a New Story For Work and Life
Data is meaningless unless it’s collected for a reason. Articulate what business questions you’re hoping to answer. Avoid being vague and large in scope. Start small and specific and itemize your questions.