To outperform, you need serious competitive advantages.
But contrary to what you have been told, most of them don't require talent.
10 competitive advantages that you can start developing today:
I was at Amzn in 2000 when the internet bubble popped. Capital markets dried up & we were burning $1B/yr. Our biggest expense was datacenter -> expensive Sun servers. We spent a year ripping out Sun & replacing with HP/Linux, which formed the foundation for AWS. The backstory:
1. 266 people died by suicide in Malaysia during the movement restrictions between Mar 18 to Oct 30 this year.
25% debt issues
24% family problems
23% marriage issues
15% relationship breakups
13% work pressure, hallucinations, mental problems, mass media & drugs
The new gen of creator-led products look much more like B2B2C tools -- think Shopify and Substack. Their primary customer is the creator, without the tension of commoditization. They monetize with direct payment, often subscription.
How they grow:
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I still think one of the coolest things about programming & making music is that all you need is a computer and an Internet connection.
With just those two magical things you can learn, invent, build, ship, market, and make a living off things that millions of people can love.
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There are Good Product Managers and there are Great Product Managers. There are also Okay Product Managers and Bad Product Managers, but we will focus on the Good and the Great here.
Good Product Managers, Great Product Managers, a thread:
Do not panic! It's not just you, it appears that users worldwide are facing issues getting on to Facebook, Instagram and Whatsapp (us too, by the way). Do not fret, Twitter looks okay, so we can still post funny gifs.