“Paradoxically, then, network effects businesses must start with especially small markets. Facebook started with just Harvard students—Mark Zuckerberg’s first product was designed to get all his classmates signed up, not to attract all people of Earth. This is why successful network businesses rarely get started by MBA types: the initial markets are so small that they often don’t even appear to be business opportunities at”
― Zero to One: Notes on Start Ups, or How to Build the Future
― Zero to One: Notes on Start Ups, or How to Build the Future
“The entire time I was on TV was about 90 seconds. I had probably prepared 18 hours for those 90 seconds. Like most dates I had gone on in my 20s.”
― The Choose Yourself Stories
― The Choose Yourself Stories
“Attempt something creative that you have never tried before. Write a poem, draw a self-portrait, design the plot for a movie, or tackle some other creative activity. Even spending just a few minutes working creatively on something can help you relax and spark new ideas that are relevant to other parts of your life.”
― Boost: Create Good Habits Using Psychology and Technology
― Boost: Create Good Habits Using Psychology and Technology
“If a product’s future is unlikely to be remarkable – if you can’t imagine a future in which people are once again fascinated by your product – it’s time to realize that the game has changed. Instead of investing in a dying product, take profits and reinvest them in building something new.”
― Purple Cow: Transform Your Business by Being Remarkable
― Purple Cow: Transform Your Business by Being Remarkable
“Instead of trying to use your technology and expertise to make a better product for your users’ standard behavior, experiment with inviting the users to change their behavior to make the product work dramatically better.”
― Purple Cow: Transform Your Business by Being Remarkable
― Purple Cow: Transform Your Business by Being Remarkable
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