Building a Business

“The question isn't who's going to let me; it's who's going to stop me.”

Cultivate an environment of respectful disagreement.

Your longevity in business is determined by the amount of disagreement you can foster.

The highest functioning people and teams don't hide from disagreement—they encourage it. Respectful disagreement is an act of love that makes the whole greater than the sum of the parts.

When people feel safe to p

"In theory, consistency is about being disciplined, determined, and unwavering.

In practice, consistency is about being adaptable. Don't have much time? Scale it down. Don't have much energy? Do the easy version. Find different ways to show up depending on the circumstances. Let your habits change shape to meet the demands of the day.

Adaptability is

Hiring and retaining talent (Nvidia):

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It constantly looks for ways to add more performance incentives. While most companies push back against any requests to renegotiate compensation, Nvidia seeks opportunities to do so. It does not wait for performance reviews to reward good performance. At Nvidia, the CEO routinely gives people new equity grants

Jeff Bezos' quote:

"We are stubborn on vision. We are flexible on details. We are long-term optimists and short-term realists."

"We assume that the more arguments we give, the better our case. In reality, our weakest arguments dilute the strongest. Generally, you’ll only be as convincing as your worst point, so instead of making as many arguments as you can, make only the best."