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founder's mentality
worth remembering: so often the shiny new thing quickly shows signs of being mostly hype, while the unassuming, homey option proves its staying power
In business, maximization is often the minimization of joy.
I can’t imagine anything less interesting in business than maximizing shareholder value or trying to eek a few more bucks out of something or someone.
To take it further, maximization as a concept just isn’t interesting to me. I... See more
Jason Friedx.comThink writing is hard? Bill Hader agrees! In this video he discusses writing with a partner, figuring out bad ideas, and sifting through feedback.
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instagram.comthis hits hard: People will be right about what’s wrong, but wrong about how to fix it
The good stuff is always lonely in the beginning. Nothing meaningful will get made if its potential makers all wimp out too soon, because they get scared by the sparse crowd, the empty room.
Robin Sloan • A Year of New Avenues
We’re good at learning by tinkering—which is fortunate, because we’re terrible at getting things right the first time.
Bent Flyvbjerg • 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
Jerry Seinfeld started performing stand-up comedy in 1976. Since then and to this day, every day he sits with a yellow legal pad and writes jokes. Given that he’s been honing his craft for 47 years, he was asked, “How do you know a joke is going to work on stage?” Seinfeld said, "You don’t." “You just trust yourself?” the interviewer asked. “No you... See more
on resilience
Ditch the term MVP and use SLC (Simple, Lovable, Complete) .
Paul Stamatiou • Craft
