X 上的 John Rush：“I'm turning 35. If you're a startup founder in your 20's, read these 28 rules I learned the hard way: 1. Validate idea first. I wasted a decade building stuff nobody needed. I thought Incubators and VCs served as a validation, but I was so wrong. 2. Kill your EGO. It’s not https://t.co/zujWtKLj0q” / Twitter
If you're a startup founder in your 20's,
read these 28 rules I learned the hard way:
1. Validate idea first.
I wasted a decade building stuff nobody needed.
I thought Incubators and VCs served as a validation, but I was so wrong.
2. Kill your EGO.
It’s not…
— John Rush (@johnrushx)
The how, where, why, and when we communicate. Long form asynchronous? Real-time chat? In-person? Video? Verbal? Written? Via email? In Basecamp? How do we keep everyone in the loop without everyone getting tangled in everyone else’s business? It’s all in here.
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F-Shape Pattern And How Users Read — Smashing Magazine
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Most businesses are not fucking Coca-Cola. They don't have this secret recipe that's the foundation of their success. The vast majority of businesses succeed or fail on the basis of their execution and their timing. There just aren't that many profound secrets that completely alter the trajectory of wherever some company's going. But I...
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