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The Hard Thing About Hard Things:
…if there is one skill that stands out [in successful CEOs], it’s the ability to focus and make the best move when there are no good moves.
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The Hard Thing About Hard Things:
If a warrior keeps death in mind at all times and lives as though each day might be his last, he will conduct himself properly in all his actions.
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The Hard Thing About Hard Things:
Nobody takes the losses harder than the person most responsible.
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The Hard Thing About Hard Things:
Get the maximum number of brains on the problem even if the problems represent existential threats.
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The Hard Thing About Hard Things:
If you want to be great, this is the challenge. If you don’t want to be great, then you never should have started a company.
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063 |
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The Hard Thing About Hard Things:
In the technology game, tomorrow looks nothing like today. If you survive long enough to see tomorrow, it may bring you the answer that seems so impossible today.
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The Hard Thing About Hard Things:
In any human interaction, the required amount of communication is inversely proportional to the level of trust.
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066 |
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The Hard Thing About Hard Things:
As a company grows, communication becomes the biggest challenge.
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The Hard Thing About Hard Things:
A CEO’s ability to build this trust over time is often the difference between companies that execute well and companies that are chaotic.
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The Hard Thing About Hard Things:
A healthy company culture encourages people to share bad news. A company that discusses its problems freely and openly can quickly solve them.
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