On almost every occasion someone tells you they’re burning out, they’re doing something that is largely motivated by external rewards (money, followers, status). To avoid this, do the things that you would do if you had all those external rewards. Continue reading About to burn-out/lacking motivation?
This is a copy and paste from this blog post of Stewart Butterfield. Build Something People Want We know that we have built something which is genuinely useful: almost any team which adopts Slack as their central application for communication would be significantly better off than they were before. That means we have something people want. However, almost all of them have no idea that they want Slack. How could they? They’ve never heard of it. And only a vanishingly small number will have imagined it on their own. They think they want something different (if they think they want … Continue reading We don’t sell saddles here.
You never build a company. You build the teams that build the company. Building companies is not a skill, building teams is. -Michael Jordan Continue reading Talent wins games, but teamwork and intelligence win championships.
It’s inevitable, you will plateau at some point. This is a cycle. Once I’m there, I start asking my brain questions: What does the data actually say is happening? What is the stupidly obvious thing I haven’t tried yet? What would a friend or mentor of mine do in this scenario? If I was going to make a simple tweak to the current product, what would I change? Let’s look at the first-mile of the product with a fresh set of eyes, what 10% tweaks would make this 200% better? Who’s already successfully doing this? What the heck are they … Continue reading Greet a Plateau like an old friend
Remember to assess your achievements from 1 to 10. From there, move from half a point or 1 point. Don’t be disappointed because you aren’t a 10. Just focus on going from 4 to 5 -Shaan Puri Continue reading Growth in perspective
Roadmap to Billions 