#31 - Stop wasting everyone’s time without knowing what you want first
Firstly us Brits weren’t being big baby’s about the Snow today
I have a friend who I am really grateful for.
She has overcome personal challenges to be where she is today and in confidence, she shared with me that she had the opportunity to work with a Founder and his team to bring his idea to life. There was only one problem - he had more ideas than he could implement in one go and was always moving the goal post.
Does this sound familiar?
Not having a clear idea of you outcome you want is a big deterrent and it doesn’t take long for the team you work with suss out you’re faking it.
It’s always refreshing being around focussed problem solvers who understand the importance of testing if something is working first before moving onto the next thing.
*SIDENOTE* One of my personal goals was to read more this year, so I was chuffed when I saw that Pocket awarded me for being in the Top 1%ers. They said I managed to read 51 books just by using them. Follow me
Let's Build Great Products
Stop wasting everyone’s time by building a product without knowing the outcome you want first
My latest article peeps:
I am sure you’re goal orientated in your life so why don’t people take this approach to the products they are building. The great thing with products nowadays is that you can test your hypothesis and have discussions to make sure you are going in the right direction.
You shouldn’t have to burn through a lot of your cash/resources or waste the time of the people who are supporting you in the process.
Sunday Reads
Great Products vs. Great Businesses
My favourite line is this: the business world is increasingly filled with something that makes me nervous: Great products with little to no sustainable business model backing them, driven by the
Why You’re Failing To Meet Your Goals (And What To Do About It)
I think we’ve all been there. We have great intentions and big plans that we write down in our special notebook that we use for important things and then… something happens.
Systems thinking in management – The Journal Blog
I really enjoyed reading this, note only does the author touch on the nuances of management.
The Cinematographer, Cristina does a great job of capturing the defacto managers, and the “ideas man”
Helpful Tool(s)
Trello
You can create a Goal-Orientated roadmap using Trello. This is a cool guide on how to structure one that