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on August 26, 2009 at 1:11:43 am
 

BUSINESS

  • Metrics, metrics, metrics. Use multivariate testing but not too soon
  • Have patience with revenue
  • Always be moving towards solving the problem/pain point of customers
  • Don't compromise on the right solution.
  • Be stubborn on the vision but flexible on the tactics. http://gigaom.com/2009/06/15/tips-on-innovation-enterprenuership-from-jeff-bezos/
  • Iterate quickly through continuous integration maybe even continuous deployment so you can try many hypotheses quickly
  • Have a point for every design decision. What are you trying to have them do? What ACTION?

 

HIRING

  • Hire more slowly, fire more quickly
  • Get rid of the bad apples early and fast, offer ways to exist
    • paid x severance to leave, anytime

 

CULTURE

  • Create the company based on the culture and value, not on the product or idea
  • People will always remember how you made them feel
  • Help everyone be part of something greater
  • Make the 100 Best Companies to work for list
  • Create a culture of giving and generosity of each other's time and resources
  • Value everyone, trust them, respect them
  • Trust means transparency but also means responsibility and accountability
  • Provide autonomy
  • Reward the good, ignore the bad instead of punish the bad and ignoring the good.
  • Provide anonymous feedback forms (goog form?) for feedback on the company and the leadership
  • Netflix: http://www.slideshare.net/reed2001/culture-1798664
  • Zappos: http://about.zappos.com/jobs/why-work-zappos/our-ten-core-values

 

BOOKS

  • 4 Steps to Epihpany - Steve Blank
  • Good to Great - Jim Collins
  • Built to Last - Jim Collins
  • Hire with your Head
  • Peak - Chip Conley
  • Tribal Leadership - Dave Logan, John King, Halee Fischer-Wright
  • Happiness Hypothesis - Jonathan Haidt

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