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The monkey, the tiger beetle and the language of innovation
My notes from Hackers & Painters by Paul Graham:
The way to create something beautiful is often to make subtle tweaks to something that already exists, or to combine existing ideas in a slightly new way.
There are only two things you have to know about business: build something users love, and make more than you spend. If you get these two ri... See more
Assertion: Those who want to build good software that innovates must get this communication–learning–innovation pathway right before trying anything else.
Tomasz Jaskula • Strategic Monoliths and Microservices: Driving Innovation Using Purposeful Architecture (Addison-Wesley Signature Series (Vernon))
Tackle the Monkey First:
"Let’s say you’re trying to teach a monkey how to recite Shakespeare while on a pedestal. How should you allocate your time and money between training the monkey and building the pedestal? The right answer, of course, is to spend zero time thinking about the pedestal. But I bet at least a couple of people will rush off a... See more