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Rejecting Specialization
This is an incredible insight by Jason Fried, on looking back less:
I have a theory.
One of the reasons companies have a hard time moving forward is because they've tangled themselves in the near past. Eyes aimed backwards rather than ahead, staring at the dark, feet in their own concrete.
They've trapped themselves looking for certainty where there i
I wish when I was at my previous startups I had focused more on building and less on winning. Sure, I may not have done exactly what I had thought I wanted, but finding ways to love the process would’ve allowed for better outcomes anyway. What we want is such an abstract idea, built on a foundation of shifting sand, that it is pointless to try to p... See more
Evan Armstrong • The Futility of Utility
I could point to one thing that drags people away from long-term relevance it is that they spend their best efforts on a single client instead of spending their best efforts on developing perspectives and processes for all of their clients.
David C. Baker • The Business of Expertise: How Entrepreneurial Experts Convert Insight to Impact + Wealth
