Changing your mind a lot increases your chances of finding the right answers. Jeff Bezos knows something about hard business problems. As founder and CEO of Amazon he’s had to figure out how to sell books online, handle exponential growth, and design and launch new products (Kindle.) Bezos stopped by the offices of Chicago-based 37signals this week and in …
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20 miles rain (snow) or shine [8.26.12]
“10x leaders are clear-eyed and stoic, 10xers accept, without complaint, that they face forces beyond their control, that they cannot accurately predict events, and that nothing is certain; yet they utterly reject the idea that luck, chaos, or any other external factor will determine whether they succeed or fail.”” – Jim Collins and Morten Hansen, Great …
Take a stand [8.5.12]
“Great businesses have a point of view, not just a product or service.” – Jason Fried, 37signals Jason Fried has become famous for his point of view. In fact, his book Rework is a collection of his sometimes counter-intuitive ideas on building, running and growing a business. He’s not afraid to call it like he …
Visualizing failure to be successful – The Sunday Snippet [2.26.12]
“I am an old man and have known a great many troubles, but most of them never happened.” – Mark Twain I’m not a big fan of Tim Ferriss. Sure, he’s been hugely successful with his bestseller The 4-Hour Workweek, but his writing (and speaking) is often flip and boastful. Not my cup of tea, …