Build: An Unorthodox Guide to Making Things Worth Making

At the end of the day, having an exciting vision (even one where illegibility is an asset) does not exempt us from building a product that people actually want.

market. I listen to many founders, and some think they want to challenge every single assumption in an industry, and I push back. Most successful founders were challenging one or two major assumptions in their industry. They’re creating a solution because they think there are one or two assumptions that just make no sense. They’ve asked why, why, w

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First is the observation I’ve made throughout: that people are building companies based on ideas from the 1950s and 1960s.

This is a very real thing. Earlier this week, I met with Tyler Hayes at Atom Limbs to see the robotic prosthetic he and his team are building. After he slipped the cuff on my arm and as we were waiting for the system to boot up... See more