Outfitting creative minds to take action and make ideas happen. From the designers and researchers behind @GoActionMethod and bestseller Making Ideas Happen💥
A 2007 survey of 1300 U.S. cell phone users found that only 6% planned on buying an iPhone and 67% said there was zero chance they’d consider buying. The product was widely mocked and derided by journalists and tech execs at Blackberry, Motorola, Microsoft, and beyond.
What parts had promise? Carry them forward.
What parts failed? Rework them.
Stop writing first drafts. Start iterating.
That’s the difference between winning and losing.
This study revealed what successful founders, scientists & terrorists, have in common.
It’s not luck, raw talent, or just persistence.
Winners and losers fail about the same number of times and their first attempts are equally bad.
The secret is something else entirely ⬇️
Interesting to read that @scottbelsky challenges himself to notice what ISN'T being discussed at conferences
Chimes with something @dharmesh said recently—that the opportunity in AI is whatever it CAN'T do today
People who build the future don't just conjure it out of thin air, they find it by noticing the gaps in the present
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