nicole

You can build a very very powerful force in your business model and to other people’s business models if you are the first step in dishing out who gets the attention after you.

Don’t ship crap.

A game is something you play. A good toy is an object that is fun to play with, and fun is a pleasant surprise.

[6:22] Once something is too painful or not fun or not enjoyable I just stop... we're done, we're taking a break, we're moving on.

The challenge then becomes raise enough money and keep morale high enough for long enough so that you actually have the time to make it work. Hence the job of the CEO – the momentum creator.

With the rise of these services, it’s becoming increasingly more important to own the default channel that the users go to for leisure, for distraction, for whatever it is, because in the, you know, near-infinite nature of the internet, you can push whatever you want through that channel to reach that audience.

And it’s really dangerous thinking, but it’s also difficult to know how to do what’s right when you’re doing something new and how much to take from the playbook because it is the right thing and how much to be the innovator.

There are two necessary and sufficient conditions for power. There's a benefit. You've got to come up with something that's better than what other competitors do, but better for you as a business model.