Prioritization

Focus is saying no to everything except what matters most

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The best strategy hurts because it forces painful trade-offs

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Move fastest on what's already working, not what might work

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Big bets require accepting failure as the price of breakthrough success

Perspectives

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Minimize opportunity cost, don't maximize activity

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Strategy without execution is worthless; execution without strategy is waste

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Speed matters, but only when you know what to build

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Product-market fit is binary—you have it or you don't

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AI requires starting with problems, not capabilities

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Simplicity beats features in driving real value

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Growth without product-market fit amplifies failure

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Your best users will lead you away from your core job

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Your first priority is survival, not optimization

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Evidence beats opinion, but most companies run on opinion

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Portfolio your bets: 70% core, 20% adjacent, 10% moonshots

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Narrative clarity drives better prioritization than metrics alone

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Build for tomorrow's users, not today's complainers

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Time constraints force better decisions than endless planning

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Platform shifts are mandatory participation, not optional

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Startups win through extreme focus, not balanced execution

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