Business Building
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Business Building
1) 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
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My favorite part of this practice is the last question is “What are we doing wrong?”, followed by a prod similar to “No, really. Something is broken. What is the most broken thing you’ve seen?”
Bugs get filed in substantially real time where appropriate.
Patrick McKenziex.comcustomer obsession in startups
Creativity, Inc.: Overcoming the Unseen Forces That Stand in the Way of True Inspiration
Ed Catmull • 10 highlights
amazon.com
Fight bullshit and bureaucracy every time you see it and get other people to fight it too. Do not let the org chart get in the way of people working productively together.
-Sam Altman
As technology expands the array of entertainment and consumption options, the value of familiar and trusted brands increases dramatically
KG • Letter #8: Bob Iger (2005)
build trust
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?
excellence is mundane