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Bill Bernbach’s letter of resignation from Grey in 1947, warning about the hidden costs of scale is the best thing I've read this year https://t.co/QNGwf1qF5h
As I keep saying, the future is small. Start a creative outfit, keep it small, think big. Be more like a band. A core unit who performs, plus a business manager. Bring in others as you need them. No flashy offices. It's all about the ideas and thinking. And don't model yourself as anything like an ad agency of yesterday. So many are still operating... See more
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Stay short, not shallow.
Jim VandeHei, Mike Allen, • Smart Brevity
Hire managers of one
David Heinemeier Hansson • Rework
“Frankly, Joe was disruptive,” says board member Tom Alberg. “What Joe wanted was to be CEO, but he wasn’t hired to do that.”
Brad Stone • The Everything Store: Jeff Bezos and the Age of Amazon
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Jim VandeHei, Mike Allen, • Smart Brevity
Jason Child, a colleague of mine from my Arthur Andersen days (he’s now the CFO of Groupon), introduced me to Jason Kilar (who later became the founder and CEO of Hulu). They invited me to interview at Amazon.com
John Rossman • The Amazon Way: 14 Leadership Principles Behind the World's Most Disruptive Company
If you treat their hours like your own personal money and ensure continual alignment of interests, you will do great things.