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Every young person (and plenty of non-young people), trying to strike gold and solve problems, is architecting themselves after a dominant personality of our field.
These archetypes equally modeled themselves off of someone else that inspired them. Steve was obsessed with Edwin Land, the founder of Polaroid. He would even take the “intersection of t... See more
These archetypes equally modeled themselves off of someone else that inspired them. Steve was obsessed with Edwin Land, the founder of Polaroid. He would even take the “intersection of t... See more
Reggie James • A Land Without Giants
Jeff though had something his classmates did not, a vision, backed by intent.
Liam Veitch • Stop Thinking Like a Freelancer
For more on the large-batch death spiral, see The Principles of Product Development Flow: Second Generation Lean Product Development by Donald G. Reinertsen: http://bit.ly/pdflow
Eric Ries • The Lean Startup: How Today's Entrepreneurs Use Continuous Innovation to Create Radically Successful Businesses
You see Jeff built a business that was evolution-ready from the outset with an unflinching vision of where he wanted it to go.
Liam Veitch • Stop Thinking Like a Freelancer
Jeff embraced the Japanese business philosophy “Kaizen”, which describes how improvement in productivity is a gradual and methodical process
Jeff Bezos • Jeff Bezos Shareholder Letters | Founders Podcast with David Senra #282 • Podcast Notes
Forerunner Ventures’ Kirsten Green , Into the Gloss co-founder Nick Axelrod (now at UTA Ventures), or Emily’s former assistant, Morgan Von Steen
After the Gloss: What’s Next for Emily Weiss
Tyler’s distribution strategy, application design, intellectual tastes, and influence on awardees all interplay to explain his success as a talent curator.