Tag: Stuff I Listen
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On Coach Lou Holtz’s Simple and Powerful Mantra…
“Do right. Do the best you can, and treat other people the way you want to be treated.” Lou Holtz Mantra to his 17 to 22-year-old players he was coaching
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On Thinking Of Product Team As a Farmer and Architect …
“As an architect, you come up with this ideal plan and then you go try to build behind it… …when it’s finished, you hope that someone wants to live in that house…As a farmer, you see a sprout on the ground and you water it, you nurture it, you cultivate it. Over time, you have…
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On the importance of extremely clear communication (and STRIPE)…
On the importance of extremely clear communication I do a lot of editing of written materials at Stripe, and I still find myself leaning on the – it must be a cliche at this stage – how would you explain this to your friend in a bar? You wouldn’t in this day and age as…
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On Manufacturing Serendipity (and Moonshot Investing)…
Specifically… on Manufacturing Serendipity… On your way to the office walk or drive once every other day (when you’re not in a rush) take a new route, explore a street you’ve never been down.And the question is why? What is it about that the practice of taking a different route that is so helpful well…
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On Airbnb’s 11 Star Checkin Experience…
Brian Chesky, Co-founder & CEO of Airbnb – Hand crafted on Masters of Scale The point of the the process is that maybe nine, 10, 11 are not feasible. But if you go through the crazy exercise of keep going, there’s some sweet spot between “they showed up and they opened the door” and “I…