Earning Secrets
Earning Secrets as one of the fundamental skills of “discovering” a startup.
Earning Secrets
“People need trouble -- a little frustration to sharpen the spirit on, toughen it. Artists do; I don't mean you need to live in a rat hole or gutter, but you have to learn fortitude, endurance. Only vegetables are happy.” - William Faulkner
Creative Friction, Flow
Developing Taste
When the first car came out, consumers didn't care about its color, or silhouette, because the competition was a horse.1 But now that cars have been commoditized, quality and details have become more important than ever.
The same applies to software. Simply shipping a product that works is no longer enough, everyone can do that, espe... See more
When the first car came out, consumers didn't care about its color, or silhouette, because the competition was a horse.1 But now that cars have been commoditized, quality and details have become more important than ever.
The same applies to software. Simply shipping a product that works is no longer enough, everyone can do that, espe... See more
emilkowal.ski • Developing Taste
Talk to 10 potential customers every week. Real conversations where you can hear their actual pain in their voice. Funded teams schedule research. Broke teams live in their customers' world.
Martin, Chief Ranter at Uncharted • Why Being Broke Makes You Smarter
Building anything different and original is a process of discovery and exploration. Which means that there is no roadmap.
The fundamental craft skill of an entrepreneur is navigating this uncertainty more easily than others.
The craft is "earning secrets:" combining the skills of artists, explorers, and inventors, to discover new opportunities and bu
... See morein systems defined by uncertainty and competition, better shovels - or superior tools - are irrelevant. What matters far more is knowing where to dig.
Sangeet Paul Choudary • Don't sell shovels, sell treasure maps
These are deeply human capacities—what the WEF report calls “ human-centric skills. ” They can’t be memorised. They can’t be taught through worksheets. But they can be cultivated through experiences that are real, relational, challenging, and meaningful.
Tom Brown • The Future Belongs to the Curious
Taste is how a business differentiates itself when attention is scarce and choice is abundant. Knowing what to make is just as important as the ability to make it.