Management is tasked with moving an army from point to point, while leadership moves an army to where it never thought possible.
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The Malthusian Process In Business
Every company faces a Malthusian process: the better it is at solving problems it’s good at, the more its fate is determined by the problems it’s bad at.
The Unfamiliar And The Eccentric
Technological progress requires above all tolerance toward the unfamiliar and the eccentric.
The Excitement Of Learning
The excitement of learning separates youth from old age. As long as you’re learning, you’re not old.
The Pricing Power Lollapalooza
There are many sources of pricing power—brand names, network effects, cost advantages, unique technology. One of the most volatile is when a product has limited supply elasticity, is an essential input into a product with growing demand, and is a small proportion of the total price of that product.
Dopey Ideas
Steve used to say to me, and he used to say this a lot. Hey Jony, here’s a dopey idea. And sometimes they were. Really dopey. Sometimes they were truly dreadful. But sometimes they took the air from the room. And they left us both completely silent. Bold, crazy, magnificent ideas. Or quiet, simple ones. Which in their subtlety, their detail, they were utterly profound.
Focus On The Goal
If you focus on the goal, you will overcome all obstacles. If you focus on the obstacle, you will never reach your goal.
The Trap Of Modernity
Modern man fell into the trap of believing that everything can be explained, that reality is a simple affair which has only to be organised in order to be mastered.