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by F_J_H 15y ago
This is a well known problem - Joel has a great post on how procedures can kill creativity in his "Big Macs and the Naked Chef" post: http://www.joelonsoftware.com/articles/fog0000000024.html Slides 40 to 56 of the following NetFlix pres
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Vintage Steve Jobs Video: "Focusing Is About Saying No"(businessinsider.com)
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by F_J_H 15y ago
tldr: Different buyers will value your company differently for different reasons, and understanding what specifically a buyer values will help you negotiate better. I suspect the members of the HN community who are at the point of selling t
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Mark Suster: Getting funded in a frothy market(theequitykicker.com)
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by F_J_H 15y ago
That was insightful - Thank you.
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by F_J_H 15y ago
The former.
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by F_J_H 15y ago
I’m not brave enough to speak in extremes/absolutes like "completely wrong" on a topic like this. My experience aligns with his advice. As a finance student, I was selected for a research project because of my database/SQL knowledge, which
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by F_J_H 15y ago
Reminds me of this story: http://www.lixo.org/archives/2008/07/21/networks-are-smart-a... A toothpaste factory had a problem: they sometimes shipped empty boxes, without the tube inside. This was due to the way the production line was set
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by F_J_H 15y ago
Intentionally/knowingly leaving someone with the wrong impression is dishonest however...
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Not Blogging? You’re in the Minority(smallbiztrends.com)
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7 Takeaways on Strategy, Creativity, and Innovation from 2011 TED(brainzooming.com)
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Tips for Hiring a great CTO(mashable.com)
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by F_J_H 15y ago
I've posted this a few times now, but always feel it is worth posting again when I read these types of blog postings and see the comments they inspire. It has been attributed to Jorge Luis Borges, but many disagree with that. At any rate,
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When listening to Customers Hurts: Walmart's $1.85 billion Mistake(dailyartifacts.com)
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Innovation always starts with Empathy(fastcodesign.com)
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by F_J_H 16y ago
It says you're probably deluded... :-) Seriously, I thought the same at one time...until I did a 360. Turns out the team could have been performing a lot better, and that some people were really frustrated.
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Guess Which State Has The Fastest Internet Access?(businessinsider.com)
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How to Set Prices: Pricing Strategy (thricearoundtheblock.com)
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Interns: A Startup's New Best Friend(huffingtonpost.com)
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by F_J_H 16y ago
I wonder if discussions like this will someday be analogous to a mechanic blogging about "Why we are choosing SnapOn instead of Craftsman as our tools for building NASA cars", or a chef posting on "Why I moved from Cookware X to Cookware Y"
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by F_J_H 16y ago
Good points. After all, "shipping is a feature".
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by F_J_H 16y ago
As per some of the other comments,I would prefer that we don't take the "super hero" meme too far, especially since the barriers to entry are decreasing every day as new, even easier to use tools, are rolled out. (For example, back in the
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by F_J_H 16y ago
Reminds me of a Stephen Covey quote that goes something like: "In any situation you can either be right or you can be kind. It is better to be kind."
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Polite, Purposeful People Create Startups That Fail(businessinsider.com)
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The Key to Innovation: Build a Platform, like Apple(blogs.forbes.com)
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The Top 12 Lies Angels Tell (businessinsider.com)
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10 Reasons You're Not As Smart As You Were Supposed To Be(businessinsider.com)
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The world's most typical person - great little video(anthillonline.com)
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The Top 18 Billionaires In Tech(businessinsider.com)
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Book Review: The Innovation Secrets of Steve Jobs(smallbiztrends.com)
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