Good Enough is an extremely powerful force that works against startups. It’s easy to identify “problems” with market leaders. Take the recruitment space as an example. How many people look at big job boards like Monster and say, “They’re broken! They suck! They’re useless!” And then what do they do? They launch a startup to […]
Creativity Loves Blowing Constraints Out of the Water
We often hear, “Creativity loves constraints.” The premise is that real creativity, insight and innovation come out of situations that are constrained in some way. Oftentimes it’s a lack of money that forces startups to be smarter, faster and better. But there are a whole host of constraints — time is another big one — […]
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