Business Building

Continuous Discovery Habits: Discover Products that Create Customer Value and Business Value

“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

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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

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Kunal Shah: Core Human Motivations [The Knowledge Project Ep. #141]

Shane Parrish fs.blog

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Jeff Bezos Shareholder Letters | Founders Podcast with David Senra #282 • Podcast Notes

podcastnotes.org

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Becoming Trader Joe: How I Did Business My Way and Stil…

Joe Coulombe goodreads.com

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Because big businesses aren’t built on gimmicks. You can blitz your way through Sand Hill Road and spike up the App Store charts on gimmicks, but you can’t actually use them to replace Gmail, or Salesforce, or Instagram, or Instagram, or Instagram, or Instagram. Even seemingly instant successes can’t become lasting companies without putting in the... See more

Benn Stancil • Why Are We Surprised That Startups Are So Freaking Hard?

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excellence is mundane

Zhang Yiming’s Last Speech: Part I

Kevin Xu interconnect.substack.com

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