“We don’t sell saddles here” was sent to Tiny Speck (builders of Slack) in 2013: a fantastic example of how leaders can motivate their teams.
Category: Personal Thoughts
Misattributed to many, including to Albert Einstein, there is a quote you might be familiar with: “Humans only use 10% of their brain”.
The best time to start a venture on the internet was 30 years ago. The second best time is now. The future is up for grabs.
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How to build an incredible team
One of the hardest things for a leader in any type of organisation is to build a high performing team. This exercise requires a true 360-degree vision and profound self awareness: understand what you don’t know and complement your pitfalls.
To truly become “expert creators” (ie model knowledge workers) something more than knowledge is required: a perpetual beginner’s mindset.
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The power of mistakes
Be in love with the process of making mistakes so to harness their power. Learn and grow continuously because the real failure is ‘not trying’.
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Hello world!
I have been tinkering with the idea of starting a personal website for a while. Partially because of a shortage of time and partially because of lack of momentum, it took me far longer that I would have liked… but finally I did it.