Business Building
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Business Building
Thriving in Changing Markets
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In more physical industries, there are generally diminishing marginal returns: the next acre you plant and next oil well you drill is probably not as productive as the last one—because if it were, you would have done it first! But the next user of a software platform is often more valuable than the previous one, because they increase the size of the network.
Internet Scale Businesses
joincolossus.com1) All businesses are loosely functioning disasters.
2) Operating a small business feels like a daily knife fight where you get out of bed, try not to get stabbed, get back in bed, and do it all over again.
3) Small businesses don't stay small on purpose.
4) Most companies don't make much money.
5) What money they make is almost always reinvested back... See more
2) Operating a small business feels like a daily knife fight where you get out of bed, try not to get stabbed, get back in bed, and do it all over again.
3) Small businesses don't stay small on purpose.
4) Most companies don't make much money.
5) What money they make is almost always reinvested back... See more
Brent Beshore • Tweet
Steve Jobs gave one of his best interviews about building products back in 1995.
Anyone who wants to craft amazing products should watch it.
Here are 9 quotes from Jobs that really resonated with me:
How Big Things Get Done: The Surprising Factors That Determine the Fate of Every Project, from Home Renovations to Space Exploration and Everything In Between
Dan Gardner • 4 highlights
amazon.comCompanies 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
Best marketing strategy ever! Steve Jobs Think different / Crazy ones speech (with real subtitles)
Steve Jobsyoutube.com