Quality is so rare generally that people are often surprised by it.
Quality rarely happens as an accident, it usually means someone is willing to go further building something that necessarily. At least, someone has to be motivated and allowed to do it, not forced to solely focus on some measurements.
Quality, brand and culture are some of those... See more
My philosophy re startup speed has completely changed over the last few years.
I grew up at Uber, professionally, which held speed as the absolute, ultimate goal.
Now, I still value speed, but hold quality as the binding constraint.
agree w/this point. speed gets less important the more competitive your market is. when the market is already full of crap you really need to rise above the rest
“We will only work with the best people, and will not hesitate to reach out to them.”
I anchor my practice around the philosophy of “1% better every day”.
The concept of “1% better” acknowledges that constant progress—no matter how small—can lead to significant improvements over time.
It focuses on continuous learning, improvement, and incremental steps toward a goal.... See more
The most important lesson I’ve learned for developing new products: You don’t have to be the first person to come up with a product idea. In fact, that will rarely be the case. But you can almost always make an existing idea better. And that’s when you get the big wins.