Greatness
exploring the foundations of quality and the currents that fight against mediocrity
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Greatness
focus on quality. There’s no competitive advantage in volume. You are going to lose to the robots.
Instead of asking “Do I have a talent for this?”, one should ask "Do I want to have a talent for this?".
Rick Rubin on turning Metallica around
It’s always better to think and work backwards from great than it is to work forward from good
How Rick Rubin and Kanye West make groundbreaking creative work.
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Be a yardstick of quality. Some people aren't used to an environment where excellence is expected.
-Steve Jobs
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.
Flo Crivellotwitter.comagree 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