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4. Don't Confuse Micromanagement with Miscommunication: Contextualize why it needs to be done in the first place.

In February of 2021 I put up my first piece, which became one of the first music videos on blockchain. It sold in three minutes and was bought by Jacob, the CEO of Zora. I was like, “Oh my gosh, this is crazy.”

That deep thinking and speed are combined with a substantial amount of user focus and user empathy. And finally, Stripe is a humble and low-entitlement culture .

Amazon’s ‘working backwards process’ is a pretty fascinating example of an alternative to Lean Startup that works . It's simple to describe, but difficult to do. Amazon’s method for  betting on new products is to start from the customer experience and working backwards from that by writing a press release that literally announces the product as if... See more

We ensure that our products go from being great at launch to becoming amazing, by relentlessly tweaking after launch.

Our core philosophy is: We create innovative products while managing risk by prototyping early and cheaply.

Stripe and Google both have long-term big visions and optimism about the impact technology can have on people’s lives .

1. Know Your Team's Dunbar Number : Building real relationships both broadly and deeply within the company while not overextending. Engineers should have a keen and current understanding of not only what the work is, but also the decisions behind each product feature. Context is king for cross-functional teams.