Build Something Beautiful
- My notes from Hackers & Painters by Paul Graham: The way to create something beautiful is often to make subtle tweaks to something that already exists, or to combine existing ideas in a slightly new way. There are only two things you have to know about business: build something users love, and make more than you spend. If you get these two ri... See more
andrea added 1y ago
- Intelligence and capability are not enough. There must be the joy of doing something beautiful. Govindappa Venkataswamy
sari added 1y ago
Optimization alone can't get you novelty or interestingness.
juliana ong added 6mo ago
“I think that may be the highest purpose of any work of art, to inspire someone else to save themselves through art. Creating creates creators.”
― Jeff Tweedy, Let's Go (So We Can Get Back)
sari added 7d ago
- "It's not what a movie is about, it's how it is about it." - Roger Ebert applies to every creative project
alex added 1y ago
Most people want to be fit, most people aren’t.
Most people want to build a successful business, most people won’t.
Most people want to be the best version of themselves, most people aren’t.
Most people have dreams they want to fulfill, most people won’t.
Everyone wants to quit something, build something, be something, do something. Most people won
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- Patrick Collison on Stripe: “My intuition is that more of Stripe success than one would think is down to the fact that people like beautiful things and for rational reasons. Because, what does a beautiful thing tell you? It tells you the person who made it really cared, and you can observe some superficial details, but probably they didn’t only ... See more
sari added 1y ago
- I know I’m being my “best self” when I’m making something
alex added 1y ago
... See moreI've consulted. I've done client work. I've advised. I've served on boards. I've invested. I've written books. I've spoken on the circuit. I've blogged for years.
I have to say, I've found no greater professional joy than working with a tight group of people to ship and support our own products. And for those products to find people willing to trade
sari added 10mo ago
- “You feel differently towards the world when you make things.” – Milton Glaser
Alara added 1y ago