Momentum is a moat . As an optimistic entrepreneur, chief product officer focused on innovation, and especially as a leader of M&A for years, this is a lesson I have learned the hard way more times than I care to admit. When a product has escape velocity, it doesn’t even need to be the best product on the market to continue winning. This pains
One of the hardest and loneliest battles you’ll have to fight as you work to build the life you want is maintaining unwavering self belief that you will make it despite having *nothing* to show for it over a 2-3 year period before you see “overnight” success. You’ll feel like an imposter telling others what you’re building and who you believe you’l... See more
Did Steve jobs ever say, "Hey, I want to make a $100 million company?" That was never in discussion. He said, "I want to make insanely great products. Then I want to get really good at marketing because I want everybody in the world to have an Apple device, and the way to do that is to get really good at marketing."
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 don... See more