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[Gugel @Gugel]

The obvious is commoditized.
The edge is in the non-obvious.

[Gugel @Gugel]

Love this quote from @johncutlefish: "Caught between the dysfunctional world of delivery-centricity and the utopian world of outcome-centricity (and solution agnosticism) mixed with far-off quarterly and annual goals, teams sometimes lose the plot." #prodmgmt

[Gugel @Gugel]

The positioning of @drinkspindrift is so good. And they do it in just 4 words:

Real Fruit. Tastes Better.

Benefit = Tastes Better
Credible Reason to Believe the Benefit = Real Fruit

So clear. So succinct.

Also, I do love the actual product.

#marketing

[Gugel @Gugel]

"As great as your interface is, it would be better if there were less of it." - Alan Cooper

#startups #prodmgmt #uxdesign

[Gugel @Gugel]

Pretty solid life philosophy.

[Gugel @Gugel]

Plato’s account of the Atlanteans:

“They despised everything but virtue, not caring for their present state of life, and thinking lightly on the possession of gold and other property, which seemed only a burden to them; neither were they intoxicated by luxury; nor did wealth deprive them of their self-control; but they were sober, and saw clearly that all these goods are increased by virtuous friendship with one another, and that by excessive zeal for them, and honor of them, the good of them is lost, and friendship perishes with them.”

[Gugel @Gugel]

Computers are like “bicycles for the mind”. What a beautiful metaphor by Steve Jobs.

[Sahil Bloom @SahilBloom]

5. You should never bet against a person who just keeps showing up.

6. You probably won’t be remembered or have a legacy.

7. You can tell everything you need to know about a person by observing how they treat service workers.

8. Showing up early pays off handsomely.

[Gugel @Gugel]

@SahilBloom #5 is great

[Gugel @Gugel]

@onejasonknight Nailed it!

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Hofstadter’s Law: It always takes longer than you expect, even when you take into account Hofstadter’s Law. #startups #prodmgmt

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@mattshumer_ Analyze Slack convos

[Gugel @Gugel]

Interesting how a handful of decisions drove the lion's share of results.

[Gugel @Gugel]

From Buffett's 2022 shareholder letter:
"Our satisfactory results have been the product of about a dozen truly good decisions – that would be about one every five years."

#prodmgmt #startups

[Gugel @Gugel]

The "satisfactory results" are a 3,787,464% gain since 1964.

[Gugel @Gugel]

“The public has a distorted view of science because children are taught in school that science is a collection of firmly established truths.

In fact, science is not a collection of truths. It is a continuing exploration of mysteries.”

- Freeman Dyson

#prodmgmt #startups

[Gugel @Gugel]

"Don't tell me what you think, tell me what you have in your portfolio." - Nassim Taleb

Less pontificating. More skin in the game.

[Gugel @Gugel]

Exercise has a peculiar chasm. Before you reach the chasm, a workout is the worst part of your day. After the chasm, it’s the best.

[Gugel @Gugel]

You’ve worked hard on your resume virtues.

But what about your eulogy virtues? What are the things you’d want people to say at your funeral? Did you work hard enough on those?

- Inspired by David Brooks (Road to Character)

[Gugel @Gugel]

The scientific method is easy for linear processes. It's much harder for non-linear, interdependent ones.