This article relates to the product development journey in an early stage startup. You can easily extend this to innovative developments in product where you’re focusing on agile developments with continuous feedback. However, make sure that you establish the ground rules between production code and experimental developments so that people know the value of a beta.
You may not control all the events that happen to you, but you can decide not to be reduced by them – Maya Angelou I am very pleased to present this quote from Maya Angelou in our quote of the day section. As you know, our efforts have been concentrated on analysing some of these … Read more
Contrary to common beliefs – fears have a purpose. A problem shared might be a problem halved, but only if both people are working on the problem. A fear however doesn’t reduce by sharing. It can increase. Be careful while sharing your fears. As Robert Lous Stevenson says – keep your fears to yourself. Instead, share courage, optimism and help. These have a better way of giving you the desired results.
You can’t build a reputation on what you’re going to do: Our actions and results speak for themselves. Words are cheap, they don’t mean anything unless supported by results. Some people can be charming and create fascinating stories. But this fades away with time. The only thing that stays with us is the outcome we create and the quality of work we do. This is the central meaning in Henry Ford’s quote –
It Matters Not What Someone Is Born: In a world where opportunities and challenges are not equally distributed, this quote makes you question your limitations. Although it is unfair the way these opportunities are distributed, we all have a few of those amidst limitations. We can cling to these limitations as things that hold us back.