The most important lesson I’ve learned for developing new products:
You don’t have to be the first person to come up with a product idea.
In fact, that will rarely be the case.
But you can almost always make an existing idea better.
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Jeff Morris Jr.twitter.comThe most important lesson I’ve learned for developing new products: You don’t have to be the first person to come up with a product idea. In fact, that will rarely be the case. But you can almost always make an existing idea better. And that’s when you get the big wins.
“I rarely have good ideas.
To overcome this limitation, I think about one topic (like habits) for an unreasonable amount of time. Then, I revise, revise, revise until only the best stuff remains. It’s slow, but it works.
You can either be a genius or you can be patient.”
To overcome this limitation, I think about one topic (like habits) for an unreasonable amount of time. Then, I revise, revise, revise until only the best stuff remains. It’s slow, but it works.
You can either be a genius or you can be patient.”
jamesclear.com • 3-2-1: On attracting luck, taking risks, and the ineffectiveness of anger | James Clear
The key lesson here is that if you have an original idea, it’s a mistake to rush with the sole purpose of beating your competitors to the finish line. Just as procrastinating can give us flexibility on a task, delaying market entry can open us up to learning and adaptability, reducing the risks associated with originality.
Adam Grant • Originals: How Non-Conformists Move the World
Something I've found to be unintuitive but true:
sometimes small fixes and enhancements can lead to a bigger impact than huge bets, especially if they are associated with highly frequented user paths. There are many other factors involved for a feature to be deemed successful than it's footprint size e.g. go-to-market... See more
You don’t have to come up with the new, new thing. Just do the old, old thing slightly better than everyone else. And when you are nimble and smaller than the behemoths that are frozen inside bureaucracy, often you can offer better sales and better service. Customers will switch to you. If you can offer higher touch service as well, they will come
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