Take off

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“A lot of would-be founders believe that startups either take off or don’t. Actually startups take off because the founders make them take off.” — Paul Graham

Minimal viable – or not?

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“There’s been a corruption of ‘minimal viable product.’ People rush product out the door before it is minimally viable.” — @NeilBlumenthal

Why now?

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“Every great startup has a “Why now?” when you think about.” — Jason Calacanis – “Pitching Sequoia? Here’s the big question you’ll need to answer”

Innovation is simplicity

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“It is a false and foolish but widespread misconception that “innovation” goes only in the direction of additional complexity.” — John Gruber

Line between genius and stupidity

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“The line between genius and stupidity is very, very faint and often only visible in the rear-view mirror. Don’t be afraid of failure. Be afraid of not trying”— David Barrett

On A/B tests

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“@bchesky on making beautiful design: “You can’t A/B test your way to Shakespeare.””— #PandoMonthly

My participation at FT Global conference

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Financial Times organized an interesting conference (M&A-Evolution: Strategies for the New Deal Landscape) on how the growth strategies (both organic and through acquisition) have changed given the new global trends…