Build: An Unorthodox Guide to Making Things Worth Making - The New York Times bestseller
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Build: An Unorthodox Guide to Making Things Worth Making - The New York Times bestseller
101 design rules
Musings, ramblings, and principles that I’ve shared with my team and randomly on Twitter. Reminding yourself of the principles that ground you is simply a good practice. Here are mine.
Design is hope made visible.
You can live your life as the result of history and what came before, or you can live your life as the cau
In fact, Apple didn’t introduce the iPod until twenty-two months after Creative’s entry into the market. This detail alone calls into question the assumption of a first mover’s advantage. Given their history in digital sound, Creative was more qualified than Apple to introduce a digital music product. The problem was, they advertised their product
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Analysts were stumped as to why the TiVo machines weren’t selling better. The company seemed to have everything going for it. After all, they had the recipe for success: a great-quality product, money and ideal market conditions.
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What I Wish Someone Had Told Me
- Optimism, obsession, self-belief, raw horsepower and personal connections are how things get started.
- Cohesive teams, the right combination of calmness and urgency, and unreasonable commitment are how things get finished. Long-term orientation is in short supply; try not to worry about what people think in the short t