Recent DM
“When I hear ppl from Silicon Valley talk about product, they make it seem so easy, structured, and common sense. They are so confident. My team just can’t do that”
My reply:
1/n It is hard everywhere. I’ve spoken to those companies. They don’t have it all figured out
“When I hear ppl from Silicon Valley talk about product, they make it seem so easy, structured, and common sense. They are so confident. My team just can’t do that”
My reply:
1/n It is hard everywhere. I’ve spoken to those companies. They don’t have it all figured out
2/n Confidence — and in many cases naive confidence — can go a long, long way. Part of what you’re seeing is the confidence to buy-in to a way of doing things.
This has obvious not-great side-effects, but it is there.
This has obvious not-great side-effects, but it is there.
3/n As structured as it all seems, the trick is often what they aren’t doing, the dependencies they don’t have, and the processes that aren’t constraining teams.
When everything is greenfield and new and on the up and up, you only see one side of things.
When everything is greenfield and new and on the up and up, you only see one side of things.
4/n Don’t sell [Their Company] short. Imagine what these places will be like in 10 years. You have an incredible opportunity. Don’t get psyched out. Some of this is smoke and mirrors held together by bailing wire.
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