Mo Shafieeha
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Mo Shafieeha
Following up After the interview, we asked interviewees to send in any questions they had, but we didn't have time or couldn't answer them.
UX Booth • Remote User Interviewing Basics
As a new technological age begins, strong and weak technologies often arrive together. The weak version of a technology is usually the more plausible, "immigrant" version. The stronger version will sound better to natives. Next time you hear an idea that sounds dumb, ask yourself — is it really dumb, or am I just getting old?
Andrew Chen • The Dumb Idea Paradox: Why great ideas often start out by sounding dumb. at andrewchen
The idea that 'expertise is just pattern-matching is challenging to me because it doesn't seem like it should be so simple. What about creativity? Don't different mechanisms than prototype-based recognition drive creativity? The short answer seems to be 'yes, creativity relies on connecting different ideas, which is independent of expertise. The... See more
Commoncog • Expertise is ‘Just’ Pattern Matching
When the iPhone was introduced in 2007, it mystified its competitors because it wasn't designed for the world as it existed. It was such a remarkable device that the world adapted to it. The iPhone keeps getting better as Apple fixes problems and adds new features. The smartphone illustrates a broader historical trend: technologies usually appear... See more
Chris Dixon • Strong and weak technologies
The author realized some benefits to his boss' approach to training. He would hire capable people and then throw them at things. If they didn't work, he would let them go.
Cedric Chin • Exec Development is a Different Game
Paradigm 3: Platform Freedom What [token networks] unlock is the potential for a community to have autonomy from a platform. In the context of a single creator, they could have some existing leader board that is tied to an existing platform like Twitch. And then, they could bootstrap their community token off of that leaderboard. — Jesse WaldenOnce... See more
James Duncan • Four Paradigms of Tokenized Communities
The most attractive startups are those that have counterintuitive behavior plus traction. These ideas often develop at the seam between "natives" and "immigrants". Instagram-natives are likely to see a new retail space or ecomm brand differently than those who aren't exposed to the same thousands of pictures.
Andrew Chen • The Dumb Idea Paradox: Why great ideas often start out by sounding dumb. at andrewchen
Read plenty of "what went wrong" eulogies by founders and see what you can learn. But also know that the lens from which they tell you the answer is flawed and narrative biases are present.