Jordan Bester

- One way to improve reading comprehension is to choose books you can immediately apply. Putting the ideas you read into action is one of the best ways to secure them in your mind. Practice is a very effective form of learning.

" “The biggest thing I noticed over the last year and a half, since we started Venice, was that artists needed a lot more alongside just distribution. We decided to build a more holistic solution to it. That’s what created the idea around the [Venice] Collective.” "

- Stay in constant communication with your users. Keep them at the forefront of your mind when designing new community initiatives.

- Since improving retention drives monetization - meaning you make more money over a designated period of time - it also shortens your payback period.

- Shawn used this approach to stop smoking. “I decided to quit smoking and used a fun-sized Snickers candy bar as a substitute until the major cravings went away. I'm still smoke-free years later.”

-  Constraints force you to get something done. Ask yourself - "  What constraints are you setting for yourself?  What type of schedule do you have for your goals?" 

 You need a small group of early adopters who love your company, trust you and are willing to go through a shitstorm of bad UX, just to give you their opinion on how you can improve your product.