Peter Swanson
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Peter Swanson
“Vision is the bottleneck of talent.
Most talent is wasted because people do not clearly know what they want. It’s not a lack of effort, but a lack of direction.
There are many capable people in the world, but relatively few that focus on what matters.”
Most talent is wasted because people do not clearly know what they want. It’s not a lack of effort, but a lack of direction.
There are many capable people in the world, but relatively few that focus on what matters.”
James Clear • 3-2-1: On patience, vision, and emphasizing joy
You can have everything in life you want, if you will just help enough other people get what they want.” ~ Zig Ziglar.
"Today’s “best practices” lead to dead ends; the best paths are new and untried."
Peter Thiel • Zero to One: Notes on Startups, or How to Build the Future
“If you never copy best practices, you’ll have to repeat all the mistakes yourself.
If you only copy best practices, you’ll always be one step behind the leaders.”
If you only copy best practices, you’ll always be one step behind the leaders.”
James Clear • 3-2-1: On copying best practices, being underestimated, and the difficulty of change | James Clear
Include your team’s mission and/or vision in every strategy document.In kick-off meetings, find opportunities to remind the team how this random project enables the team/company to come closer to its mission.At the top of your roadmap documents, include your team Vision or Mission.
Lenny Rachitsky • 14 Habits of Highly Effective Product Managers
The problem you solve for customers is increasingly one they can’t even articulate for themselves . The ones that are easy to understand have already been built and funded over the last 20 years. Building something of true excellence will require a hungrier engagement with the world
Evan Armstrong • Want to Build? Technical Excellence Won’t Be Enough.
Best practices are rarely the best — they're mostly just cargo cult common practices.
And as more people adopt them, the more mediocre they become.
The best is usually what most people aren't willing to do.
And as more people adopt them, the more mediocre they become.
The best is usually what most people aren't willing to do.