Business Building
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Business Building
A business doesn't need a mission, a vision, a guiding light, or a north star to stay in business. It doesn't need AI or this framework or that tech stack. It doesn't need an investor, a board, or the backing of X, Y, or Z.
It just needs to make more than it spends.
Jason Friedx.com“No matter how good or successful you are or how clever or crafty, your business and its future are in the hands of the people you hire. ”
― Akio Morita (founder of Sony), Made in Japan
Culture Eats Strategy: Nucor’s Ken Iverson on Building a Different Kind of Company
Shane Parrishfs.blog
I think we are trying to build a company that serves the people that use it rather than serves the company that we founded.
Ben Thompson • An Interview with Kevin Systrom and Mike Krieger About Artifact
The Messy Middle: Finding Your Way Through the Hardest and Most Crucial Part of Any Bold Venture
Scott Belskyamazon.com
Companies That Have Successfully Implemented Out-of-the-Box Thinking, via Rory Sutherland:
Octopus Energy
They have a software division called Kraken
They manage utilities in a much more sophisticated pricing environment, like cheaper rates for charging cars after midnight
“It’s very much about marrying supply and demand.” – Rory Sutherland
They have a
Figma acquisition shows how hard it is to turn money into software. You'd think for $20B you could build something as good as Figma yourself, but you can't. Software is art.
Nathan Manousostwitter.com