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“You've got to be able to communicate in life, it’s enormously important. Schools, to some extent, under emphasize that. If you can’t communicate and talk to other people and get across your ideas, you’re giving up your potential.”10”
― Joel Beasley, Modern CTO: Everything you need to know, to be a Modern CTO.

“Now you can be a tyrannical ogre and push projects to completion, but it probably wouldn’t be efficient. Happy people, who feel respected, give you their best. Plus, the best talent tends to stick around when the atmosphere is positive and uplifting. Repressed team members will produce only what keeps them out of trouble. Big difference. So hire people smarter than you are, and let them tell you what to do. #SteveJobs It works like a charm.”
― Joel Beasley, Modern CTO: Everything you need to know, to be a Modern CTO.

“Strategy is making trade-offs in competing. The essence of strategy is choosing what not to do.”
― Michael E. Porter, HBR's 10 Must Reads on Strategy