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Focusing heavily on one thing feels like a gamble. But it’s better to be exceptional at something unique than to be mediocre at something everyone else is already doing.For fast-growing companies, finding that key differentiator and going all in is the game-changer.
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Peter Drucker famously remarked that ‘culture eats strategy for breakfast’. So what exactly is the culture of a company, a community or a society? Culture is the expression of a group's level of consciousness; their collective clarity of understanding. And the thoughts, words, actions and artefacts that make sense from that level of understanding.
Jamie Smart • Results: Think Less. Achieve More
If you want to make change, begin by making culture. Begin by organizing a tightly knit group. Begin by getting people in sync. Culture beats strategy—so much that culture is strategy.
Seth Godin • This is Marketing: You Can’t Be Seen Until You Learn To See
Harry Dry rules for copywriting:
1) A great sentence is a good sentence made shorter.
2) Writing great copy begins with having something to say in the first place.
3) Copy is like food. How it looks matters.
4) Since the look of copy matters so much, don't write copy in Google Docs. Write it in Figma (so you can write and design at the same time).
5) Ka
... See moreStop thinking of product-market fit as a yes or no question—but instead as a process of finding fit with more segments of the market.
Lenny Rachitsky • A guide for finding product-market fit in B2B
There are many traps, both logical and emotional, that can get in the way. Steve Jobs’s philosophy is one school of thought that can be misapplied ––“Some people say give the customers what they want, but that's not my approach. Our job is to figure out what they're going to want before they do.”
Every • What I Learned at Clubhouse - Every
Let’s zoom in closer and go from abstract theory to applicable practice with the 4Cs.
- Clear : Avoid ambiguity, be direct, and use simple words/sentences.
- Concise : Be brief.
- Cogent : Ensure your writing follows a logical, relevant sequence. Each point should naturally lead to the next, building a cohesive argument backed up by data, examples, and/o
Tom White • Why Less Is More When Pitching Yourself
Consider a few basic, macroscopic rules that will take your word and phrase from drab to fab:
- Show, Don’t Tell: Use concrete examples and anecdotes to illustrate your points. I worked with X to design Y and Z which led to an uplift in $AM and B%” says a lot more than "I am a great designer.”
- Use Active Verbs : Active verbs make your writing flow dy