Yaro Celis

Before the world could bet on you, you had to bet on yourself.

The main idea of this memo is to encourage anyone in an organization to dig deep, research, read, write, and think about possible solutions to a problem before bringing it to superiors for solution. This should become a habit. A habit of becoming problem-solvers or at least a habit of putting together a detailed document stating the problem at hand... See more

The memo continues to outline the conversation they had prior to the acquisition, the challenges they face to just be able to meet and negotiate as well as their differences when it came to pricing, how and where to share the photos, how to sync data (photos), how would Kevin Systrom fit into the organization, and the priorities for each of them... See more

Some of the key takeaways are:Study Your brand and know it inside out.Examine the effort that is making progress and apply to areas with no or slow progress.Study the campaigns and efforts applied to find troubles.Create a plan to improve slow areas with a reasonable budget.Be able to explain the improvement plans to regional and general... See more

The memo concludes with the following question:

Some of the solutions suggested by Jonah are: -Platforms need to build sustainable models for good content to thrive.

This memo shares the launch of the iPhone and its competitors as one example in this article. In particular, it states how " Nokia poured gasoline on its own platform" as they lacked accountability and leadership to align and direct the company through those disruptive times. They had a series of misses. They were not delivering innovation fast... See more

Buffet replied a few days later as he did/does not read his emails daily. He replied to a few of the Football comments that Jeff started his message with and continued to talk about business.