All memos tagged #principle

"It's all about what not to build" was Raj Singh's advice to me in preparing for development of MythOS; it was the kind of suggestion delivered with an earnest tone and direct eye contact. When managi...

Lines, Not Dots — a #principle popularized by Mark Suster — asserts that investors will more readily invest in founders, teams, and organizations who have shown trajectory — perceived as lines— than t...

First principles are the foundational concepts or core assumptions from which more complex systems, strategies, or methods are derived. By reducing problems to their most basic elements and reasoning ...

Transparency is... When an answer to a question is granted through an ephemeral medium—social media comments, email, etc.—the recipient can often perceive commitment to transparency as manipulation. W...

"Hell Yeah, or No" is a #principle developed by Derek Sivers.

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The #expression "principle isn't prophecy"—itself being a #principle—warns of the allure that guiding principles have "Fail early, fail often" as a principle provides guidance, but—when viewed as pro...

"Protect the learning space" is a #principle shared by Michael Jager in his TED Talk on Saving Curiosity. [1] In his lecture, Jager calls creatives to arms to defend the learning space; the collaborat...

Keep It Simple Stupid, or the KISS #principle, is #coming_soon *This Living Document is #in_progress. Want to see it now? Tell me why.

This #principle is #coming_soon *Knowledge is a process, not an activity. Like all Living Documents, this one is #in_progress.

"Believability Weight Your Decision Making” is a #principle from Principles: Life and Work by Ray Dalio. [1]