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There were many great talks at Lenny's summit, but my favorite was from @scottbelsky.
Scott dropped so much wisdom in 20 minutes that it should've been illegal. 5 of my favorites:
1. You should only do half of what you want to do. Reducing features, tabs, offerings, and audiences compounds... See more
Scott Belsky Talk at South Park Commons
Often designs from frustration
Right now, greater skill is being brought by compute and developing a democratization of many things (code, design, etc.). Because of this, taste will probably be the most important skill
Taste is derived from culture and overlap of industries
Because of that, there is no where
I don’t think he’s ever told the story, but it’s worth telling. When we were selling @Behance to Adobe many years ago, @scottbelsky made a spreadsheet of every employee (32 of us at the time) and personally negotiated each persons title, salary and incentive structure, and made that part of the overall deal terms. I heard the phone calls where he... See more
William Allenx.comthinking a bit about culture.
in a company, the basic units of culture are stories. stories told over team dinners, folklore about the founders, etc.
in a society, the basic units of culture are also stories, shared in the form of films, shows, songs, books, fashion. creators are crafters of culture, and... See more
scott belskyx.comScott Belsky on what he learned from Garrett Camp coming up with the positioning for Uber
Scott recalls working on his startup Behance while doing some product advising for Garrett Camp who had just re-acquired his company StumbleUpon from eBay in 2007.
“We’re sitting down and StumbleUpon... See more
Startup Archivex.comSublime Principles and Culture (shared internally with the team):
Be fanatic about product excellence
We're not in the business of creating software - we are in the business of building a product people love. Most organizations lower their standards in an effort to move things along and get things off their desks. We have to fight that impulse every
... See moreCreativity tools will be deployed across the enterprise, much like productivity tools were deployed in previous decades.
Scott Belsky • 8 Themes For The Near Future Of Tech 🔮
Many, Many Hats The CEO Strategy’s Guide to Startups
Max Polec shares insights and strategies for startup founders, covering topics like productivity, customer discovery, problem validation, fundraising, and growth based on his extensive experience in the startup community.
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