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Uncertainty

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To gain a true understanding of HOW, you must be prepared to struggle and wrestle with complexity and uncertainty and new ways of seeing.

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A startup is a human institution designed to create a new product or service under conditions of extreme uncertainty.

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Most tools from general management are not designed to flourish in the harsh soil of extreme uncertainty in which startups thrive.

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Startups need organizational structures that combat the extreme uncertainty that is a startup’s chief enemy.

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…when uncertainty reigns, we are most likely to accept the actions of others – because those actions reduce our uncertainty about what is correct behavior there.

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…research show[s] that especially under conditions of risk and uncertainty, people are intensely motivated to make choices designed to avoid losing something of value…

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When rushed, stressed, uncertain, indifferent, distracted, or fatigued, we focus on less of the available information.

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Good ideas are hard to find. And even the best ideas face an uncertain path to real-world success.

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Your goals must be challenging and demanding. Step out of your comfort zone; set goals that require risk and uncertainty. And when you achieve your goal, set another one.

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In some ways, identity foreclosure is the opposite of an identity crisis: instead of accepting uncertainty about who we want to become, we develop compensatory conviction and plunge head over heels into a career path.

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