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It Doesn’t Have to Be Crazy at Work
One of the driving insights that led me to leave my job in 2021 at Reddit, because of my interest in the crypto industry, because of my fascination with decentralization, and because of my, you know, belief that the ability to own and control and create and have access to all of the data that we as individuals create online. I didn't believe that I
... See moreMy guess is that Amazon’s success is a byproduct, a side-effect of a process driven, flexible, in-the-moment way of being. In the famous 1997 letter to shareholders, which lays out Amazon’s philosophy, Bezos says that their process is simple: a “relentless focus on customers.” This is not a goal to be strived for, worked towards, achieved, and the
... See morePatrick O'Shaughnessy • Growth Without Goals
But the deal we already had in place was better for what our people prioritize: freedom over growth, sustainability over speed, life over work.
Sahil Lavingia • No Meetings, No Deadlines, No Full-Time Employees
In the long run, endogenous variance in the quality of product leadership in a company always seems to be in the negative direction. But perhaps we are too focused on management quality and not focused enough on exogenous factors. In "Divine Discontent: Disruption’s Antidote," Ben Thompson writes:
Bezos’s letter, though, reveals another advantage of... See more