Max Beauroyre

recognize when to act decisively and when to allow natural development. some situations require immediate intervention while others flourish best with minimal disturbance. wisdom lies in discerning which approach serves the current reality.

There’s something quite deep about the notion of using time horizons as a competitive advantage , in that you’re simply willing to wait longer than other people and you have an organization that is thusly oriented.

If everyone is busy making everything,

how can anyone perfect anything?

We start to confuse convenience with joy.

Abundance with choice.

Designing something requires focus.

The first thing we ask is:

What do we want people to feel?

Delight.

Surprise.

Love.

Connection.

Then we begin to craft around our intention.

It takes time.

There are a thousand no’s for... See more

A-players create success while B-players participate in success.

Diego Zaks, Ramp’s VP of Design, says that the company’s goal remains for its customers to NOT spend time on Ramp. They benchmark against this internally: how much time are customers spending on the platform and how can we consistently make that go down over time? The goal is that the more powerful Ramp becomes, the less time you spend on it. This... See more

Finance is the nervous system of the company. Everything that a business does flows through finance in some way, and no department has a better bird’s-eye view into how the company operates.

People don’t trust marketing claims. They trust the experience. The product is the first touchpoint, the daily interaction, the thing that either creates emotional attachment or zero attachment at all. The product is the brand.

I just like Alice.