Shivam Agarwal
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Shivam Agarwal
Secrets are earned through attention, trial and error, and faith.
Mario Gabriele • Letters to a Young Investor: Mike Maples, Jr.
building
Don't become a manager if you can become an architect.
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a good point to remember when scaling teams
Discipline tells you when your wishful thinking might be fooling you.
Letters to a Young Investor: Mike Maples, Jr.
good note on long term thinking
One of the most intelligent case studies in design is the Chinese tea cup. They’re made without handles simply because if it’s too hot to touch, it’s too hot to drink.
Humans naturally want to add more. Add a cardboard sleeve, add a warning on the outside of the cup, add a handle. The result of all these things never cools down the actual contents.
... See moreThe shortest path is the one you don't abandon.
Brain Food: Guided by Beauty
consistency is the key, always
As Kevin Kelly says: “Don’t aim to be the best, be the only”.
Nintendo is the best at this. While Xbox & Playstation were killing themselves to make the most cutting edge high graphics systems. Nintendo came out with a goofy,low-fi Wii.
Nintendo is the best at this. While Xbox & Playstation were killing themselves to make the most cutting edge high graphics systems. Nintendo came out with a goofy,low-fi Wii.
- Half the price
- Simple games that even your mom could play (wii tennis, bowling)
- Simple graphics (cartoon characters
underdo the competition
Most people don’t see the trap until they’re already inside it.
Third-order thinking: how to build a life that can’t trap you
understand the baseline and patterns of decision making so avoid the same problems again
constraints are what unleash creativity.
creativity <3's constraints
you are forced to figure out ways to do more when you have less