By now, I’m sure you’ve read the book Zero to One: Notes on Startups, or How to Build the Future
- Be contrarian, go so far as to challenge assumptions of basic ‘facts’ such as monopolies and competition of any industry or competitors.
- Big visions and plans are the only way to build big companies – incremental improvements and lean startups are an execution strategy, not a plan. What is your vision and plan… is it big enough?
- Ted Kazinski’s trifecta of goals (easy, medium, impossible). Easy goals are what everyone does. Medium goals are often overlooked, and those impossible goals (although ignored) are achievable. What Medium and Impossible goals are you including in your list?
- People who like to work together build better things. Even if they argue when they work… people who enjoy their company produce more.
- Even tech companies need sales – yes the dirty sales word… embrace selling the amazing thing that your team built to the most deserving of customers. Do it honestly and transparently… but you have to actually do sales.
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