innovation
Letter of Resignation from Sam Hinkie
Sam Hinkie's resignation letter outlines his unconventional management approach, the Philadelphia 76ers' strategic goals, and reflections on decision-making, innovation, and the importance of long-term planning in building a successful basketball team.
espn.comOne does not get a jet engine by improving the propeller. One does not breed horses until they give birth to a car. Telephones did not come from research on mail. Where on earth did the inspiration for the transistor and these other "leaps" of innovation come from to begin with?
Paradigm Shifts
Jobs: In the future, it won’t be an act of faith. The hard part of what we’re up against now is that people ask you about specifics and you can’t tell them. A hundred years ago, if somebody had asked Alexander Graham Bell, “What are you going to be able to do with a telephone?” he wouldn’t have been able to tell him the ways the telephone would... See more
Steve Jobs • Playboy Interview: Steve Jobs
The Google AI team is in such a tough place: the targets will keep moving as their competitors advance. Any launch will hurt the brand that doesn’t live up to expectations which are rising. Throwing thousands of engineers to accelerate typically will slow things down. It’d be almost better to acknowledge they’re behind, take the short term hit,... See more
Suhailx.cominteresting thought on what Google should do as OpenAI and other competitors continue to lead. Go slow to go fast. Classic innovators Dilemma.
Age of Invention: Why wasn't the Steam Engine Invented Earlier? Part III
Anton Howesantonhowes.substack.com
observed: don’t expect customers to celebrate a major innovation before they get use to it. at first blush most customers prefer familiarity, even if a step-function improvement awaits.
scott belskyx.com