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So as a leader, the best way to ensure that everyone arrives at the campsite is to tell them where to go, not how to get there. Give them clear coordinates and let them figure it out.
let them figure it out
You see, a startup is a lonely place. You are working on something that no one believes in, that you’ve been told time and time again will never work. It’s you against the world. But the reality is that you can’t really do it on your own. You need to enlist help. Bring others around to your way of thinking. Let them share in your enthusiasm.
not alone
Go ahead and write up a plan, but don’t put too much faith in it. The only real way to find something out is to do it.
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that we spend money on things that affect our customers, not on things that don’t.”
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And nothing forces people to bond like shared embarrassment.
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Christina was clearly in problem-solving mode. Her happy spot. She had that smile on her face that said she was excited to tell me what the problem was, and even more excited to tell me the clever way she had already solved it.
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It’s a surreal chase, a pursuit that gives your life meaning.
True that
When your dream becomes a reality, it doesn’t just belong to you. It belongs to the people who helped you – your family, your friends, your co-workers. It belongs to the world.
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whole saga had provided a valuable lesson: trust your gut, but also test it. Before you do anything concrete, the data has to agree. We’d
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when it comes to making your dream a reality, one of the most powerful weapons at your disposal is dogged, bullheaded insistence. It pays to be the person who won’t take no for an answer, since in business, no doesn’t always mean
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