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…in the start-up world, competition – or lack thereof – makes a big difference.
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042 |
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Fragility is the price we pay for a hyperlinked world where all the slack is optimized out of the system.
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186 |
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…few plans of any kind survive their first encounter with the real world.
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063 |
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In a world where intelligence is hyper-competitive and many previous technical skills have become automated, competitive advantages tilt toward nuanced and soft skills – like communication, empathy, and perhaps most of all, flexibility.
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109 |
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The world isn’t that kind to anyone… You have to give yourself room for error. You have to plan on your plan not going according to plan.
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138 |
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Only through interaction and active engagement in the real world do we discover ourselves.
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170 |
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…all incentives that are immediately linked to vital behaviors can yield amazing results with some of the world’s most difficult problems.
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226 |
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Rarely does the average person conceive of changing the physical world as a way of changing human behavior.
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250 |
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Making use of things to enable behavior works best when you can alter the physical world in a way that eliminates human choice entirely.
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282 |
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A product in the business world is what the consumer makes it.
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019 |
