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On meetings and stoking creativity

In startups, the success of a company hinges on fostering a culture where every voice is heard and valued. Effective leadership must prioritize creativity and collaboration, avoiding the pitfalls of aggressive, sales-driven tactics that stifle innovation and team engagement.

Agility vs. flinchiness

Ablility to move quickly and easily; characterized by quickness, nimbleness, and speed.

On Cofounder Communication...

In the same way that a good founder sells a vision of a product you need to sell a vision of a way of working both internally and with end users. Low friction, low risk and predictable changes. Doing less but doing it well. Anything that threatens this way of working is introducing risk. It’s not about winning the debate of adding a feature or not, it’s about evangelising for a smooth/professional way of working.

Software is an upside-down pyramid

Each additional circular 'brick' in the pyramid denotes dev expenditure of effort. In the diagram we show the initial project setup, then vertically each row on the pyramid is a feature or part of the product. Each additional feature that you add requires more effort to build as the pyramid of features grows upwards.

Don't build it: Social Networks

How to instantly add an order or magnitude to the complexity of all your features