Mo Shafieeha

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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

Culture transformation is the process of realigning your organization's culture with its vision, mission, and core values. To succeed in today's labor market, it's crucial for organizations to provide a positive employee experience. It's easy to figure out what your current and preferred workplace culture is with the Organizational Cultural Assessm... See more

AIHR • 12 Types of Organizational Culture You Should Know

UX paradoxes are a big deal because design principles are so obscure. To simplify the complex, we have to make them understandable, practical, and memorable. Of course, we might have to go beyond just a few design principles. No matter what we're designing for, whether it's inclusion or digital sustainability, we can always dig deeper into the more... See more

Ian Batterbee • The design principle paradox

Opportunity for Technology to Add Value. Zillow gives homebuyers access to a lot of data that was previously kept in proprietary systems. Using Uber's system, you can use more cars, earn more fares per hour, and get a faster pickup. Facilitating work-flow helps participants do more, and increases switching costs.

Bill Gurley • All Markets Are Not Created Equal: 10 Factors To Consider When Evaluating Digital Marketplaces - Above the Crowd

How well you visualize something dictates how well you can achieve that thing: whether you'll be able to meet the goal, how you'll feel afterward, and whether you'll be able to handle a more difficult one.

Andrew Huberman • Dr. Emily Balcetis: Tools for Setting & Achieving Goals

Business questions must begin with the customer. Platform owners, for example, may find it hard to identify their customers. Platform owners act as intermediaries between different market sides. By connecting the "sides," indirect network effects can be harvested. Buffett and Munger describe network effects as the strongest they have ever seen in G... See more

The “Free Parking” Business Model

Anticipate Failure Anything that could improve connectivity is a positive thing to look forward to. The key is keeping client latency low and ensuring clients are prepared for very high traffic with cache control, sidecars, timeouts, circuit breakers, and retries. In addition to improving healthy signals from the services, it's critical to understa... See more