founder's mentality
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founder's mentality
Building a great product is a bit like marriage: if you commit your life to making it excellent over long periods of time, and earnestly care about understanding the other person (users), you’ll be surprised at what you can build.
David Liebx.comBuild the game you can win . The corollary to the above is that to succeed; you must build a game that you are singularly suited to play.
Mario Gabriele • 52 Tiny Venture Lessons
So but how do we build software that can be anything without falling into the Zombocom trap? I believe that Bezos interview shows us exactly how.
- You start from a systems-level insight ( the internet is growing rapidly )
- Then work backwards to a first best customer who has a burning need ( can’t find book ) that is related to your superpower (
Gordon Brander • The Zombocom Problem
Have been lucky to meet with or study hundreds of companies in 2021.
Here's an ongoing list of company attributes that I find interesting...
Patrick OShaughnessytwitter.com
Incredible book for founders
48 smart things Sam Walton wrote in his autobiography:
1. It never occurred to me that I might lose. It was almost as if I had a right to win. Thinking like that often seems to turn into a self-fulfilling prophecy.
2. We just got after it and *stayed* after... See more