#75 The Effective Leader
Hello, friends.
It's Wyndham week in Greensboro, NC. I'm sure I'll find myself walking the
fairways and remembering what life was like when my dream was to be inside the
ropes.
What I’m Learning
If you ask 30 people what the definition of
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Expert simplicity
Bain & Company finished a study recently aimed to identify the key indicators of
business success. It concluded that “narrower focus and concentration of
resources on a single core business … proved the most frequent road to
sustained, profitable growth.”
This seems counterintuitive but it’s accurate. Customers will choose expertise
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How to build software without getting in your own way
One of the “books” I’m reading [https://basecamp.com/shapeup?] is the new one
from Basecamp, penned by Ryan Singer. One part (from chapter 4) jumped out at me
this week as we get ready to work on the Quickbooks integration. They describe
the process of using components and
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#74 The One Question
Hello, friends.
I was on vacation last week. It’s the first week I’ve taken off in 2019. My goal
this year (and every) is to take one week off per quarter. It’s been a tough
commitment to keep, especially with a couple of startups to work on.
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