Greatness
exploring the foundations of quality and the currents that fight against mediocrity
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Greatness
Highly competent people go around the world in a state of slight dismay at how sloppy everything is
The founder of Teenage Engineering opens up to his creative space
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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 inta... See more
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 inta... See more
Karri Saarinen • Tweet
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Instead of asking “Do I have a talent for this?”, one should ask "Do I want to have a talent for this?".
How Rick Rubin and Kanye West make groundbreaking creative work.
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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
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I see no reason to spend your life writing poems unless your goal is to write great poems.
Poetry and Ambition
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