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That was my most favorite part as well, and what made me want to post this to HN. Loves this last paragraph especially: "Unfortunately, that's too rare a commo
by sayemm 16y ago
That was my most favorite part as well, and what made me want to post this to HN.
Loves this last paragraph especially: "Unfortunately, that's too rare a commodity. A lot of people in our industry haven't had very diverse experiences. So they don't have enough dots to connect, and they end up with very linear solutions without a broad perspective on the problem. The broader one's understanding of the human experience, the better design we will have."
Big point to take away from that is you can't make great consumer products unless you have a good understanding of people and human nature.
Guys like Markus Frind, Jonah Peretti, and esp Zuckerberg are great examples of good hackers who also have that rare quality of knowing what makes people tick.
No surprise that broad thinkers are able to connect the dots better. Makes me think of awesome writers in HN like PG and Derek Sivers who continually write quality posts and insights.
- foobarbazoo 16y agoAnd yet, they are widely known to not be "people persons". Hmm...
- sayemm 16y agoOnly way to observe a crowd is to stand away and look from a distance.