Learning from failures is powerful. So fail often.
But just as important is learning from success.
Last week I played golf with a group of people I had never met before. Besides having a great time learning and in conversations, this let me observe our behavior.
In retrospect, this is nothing new. But the implications are helpful.
After messing up a shot, they would go back and review their swing. What went wrong? Some people get furious and swing around, others (more…)
ro·man·ti·cize (v) - Deal with or describe in an idealized or unrealistic fashion; make (something) seem better or more appealing than it really is.
U2 is a band who feel humanity. Today’s 360 Tour show had a scene where we can see the eye of a person, a woman. As her face is shown, you can tell she is middle eastern because her head and neck are covered. Her expression is similar to the Mona Lisa. As Sunday Bloody Sunday starts, her mouth and nose are covered with a green cloth. The Tunisian flag is shown, then the Iranian flag, and following the lyrics to the song it is (more…)
Before the 1800s, books were kept in libraries and bookstores, the librarian (and owner, usually the same person) would more or less know what books they have, and where they were.
As more and more books were kept in one place, you couldn’t rely on their memory. So the Dewey Decimal Classification was established so that librarians could organize their books, and customers walk in and have an easier time finding books by following conventions.
These conventions are heavily biased, because of the nature of the libraries they were created for. For example, Christianity holds 70 classes (#220-#289) in the system, while all Indian religions hold one (#294).
Amazon, eBay came along, and now (more…)
Life can be hard because of 2 factors: what’s Inside (it’s all in your head), and what’s Outside. This post is about preparing for the Outside.
Here’s a minimum of what I need daily to stay healthy and happy, in order of importance.
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“Startups don’t fail because they lack a product; they fail because they lack customers and a proven financial model.” – Steve Blank, 4 Steps to the Epiphany
So, what is a startup? A startup is a concept in search of customers and scalable business model.
Once these are obtained, the startup turns into a company. The focus is on executing the company’s services.
While still a startup, the founders have a vision of the product, customers, pain, business model, etc. The goal is to find (more…)
4 Steps to the Epiphany, Steve Blank
CUSTOMER DISCOVERY
Find customers who buy into the (more…)
4 Steps to the Epiphany, Steve Blank
OVERVIEW
“Products with senior management out in front of customers early and often – win.”
Difference between “Fire, Ready, Aim” and “Ready, Fire, Aim”
Did Facebook succeed because of exclusivity?
I don’t think so.
Facebook succeeded because of density.
And density is an important concept for products looking to achieve a the network effect.
Density in the sense that there are a lot of people, near each other, (more…)
