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Lazy algorithms for winning, People Edition
Here is a people hack that’s very lazy. We use it for hiring engineers. State your project. See who responds. Filter very lightly. Hire 30% of them. Start with a trial. Increase hours and difficulty. At any stage, any party
Lazy algorithms for winning, People Edition
Here is a people hack that’s very lazy. We use it for hiring engineers. State your project. See who responds. Filter very lightly. Hire 30% of them. Start with a trial. Increase hours and difficulty. At any stage, any party
Designing every aspect of a product Many startup…
Designing every aspect of a product Many startups don’t give much thought to some parts of their product. They should. How you first hear about the product is a feature What you see that first time you visit. Is it
Designing every aspect of a product Many startup…
Designing every aspect of a product Many startups don’t give much thought to some parts of their product. They should. How you first hear about the product is a feature What you see that first time you visit. Is it
Product feature: typing without looking
I am amazed if they don’t do this already but they should. When you type in a touch keyboard it should treat fast typing as “relational” not “absolute”. Slow typing is probably aimed well and not by kinesthetic approximation. Fast
Product feature: typing without looking
I am amazed if they don’t do this already but they should. When you type in a touch keyboard it should treat fast typing as “relational” not “absolute”. Slow typing is probably aimed well and not by kinesthetic approximation. Fast
Yelp: a chance to short the web
Yelp is doing awesome. Stock is up something like 5x from IPO. $5bn company. They are classic in some ways — content creation engine powered by a community you can’t just re-create. The Google Maps bots aren’t close in quality,
Yelp: a chance to short the web
Yelp is doing awesome. Stock is up something like 5x from IPO. $5bn company. They are classic in some ways — content creation engine powered by a community you can’t just re-create. The Google Maps bots aren’t close in quality,
Just one thing at a time
Everybody knows the best people do just one thing. Drucker thinks so for sure. Make a list, do number one, then reorder your list. Bad companies often break this mold. And all companies do some stuff really well then most
Just one thing at a time
Everybody knows the best people do just one thing. Drucker thinks so for sure. Make a list, do number one, then reorder your list. Bad companies often break this mold. And all companies do some stuff really well then most
Shorter Drucker #3: Managing for outputs
“What can I contribute?” he says for chapter 3 and the argument is: don’t think about what you are supposed to be doing, or what others are doing or even what they need. Think about what you — YOU —
Shorter Drucker #3: Managing for outputs
“What can I contribute?” he says for chapter 3 and the argument is: don’t think about what you are supposed to be doing, or what others are doing or even what they need. Think about what you — YOU —
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