Leading Through Innovation, Tesla's Unconventional Focus, Wordpress Success, & More
Issue #59
Today at a Glance:
Quote: Innovation is leadership
Reading: Ignore what isn't functional in a new category
Podcast: Building a WordPress empire
Tweet: The honey diet and more
#QUOTE
"Innovation distinguishes between a leader and a follower." -- Steve Jobs
True leaders don't merely follow existing trends; they create new paths and set standards for others to follow. It is about out-of-the-box thinking, challenging the status quo, and embracing new ideas. In order to be a leader, you must take risks in order to achieve greatness.
#READING
Turns out nobody cared about panel gaps
//hey
Deciding where not to focus is key. In the case of Tesla, having an even tolerance for panel gaps didn't matter. Sure, it isn't pretty, but it doesn't affect overall functionality, and when you provide a product in a different category, certain things don't matter.
//johnqian
Inevitably, things start to slow down and people become jaded. In order to avoid this:
Slow down hiring
Don't act like a big company
Operate autonomously
Leave tasks finished halfway to get into the flow
//fastcompany
If you want to get into deep, focused thinking, you can trick your brain to get started by not finishing tasks. By doing this, your brain continues to think about it and you can quickly jump into where you left off.
Rather than starting over, you're picking up in the middle of it.
#PODCASTS
Rob Dyrdek Tells All - Net Worth, Houses, His Investment Portfolio & Health
//mfm
Rob's going from nothing to today to billionaire
Asking My Friend How He Went From $0 To +$100M Before Age 30
//mfm
Syed Balkhi built a 9-figure WordPress empire
#HOT TAKE
Frozen mangoes are so much better than normal mangoes.
Pre-cut
Cheaper
Tastes better
#TWEET
Honey is a natural superpower. 24 facts about honey. My favs:
Honey is the only food that has every single substance to sustain life.
To make one pound of honey, bees need to visit 2 million flowers. 2 MILLION.
Honey is one of the best hydration sources in the world. Honey > Pre-Workout.
Earthquake detection kit--a true MVP (minimum viable product)
Amazing "How we work" doc by Warp, you can find the whole thing here. (source)
Mr. Beast cracked YouTube. Genius (source)
Always laugh during bad situations (source)
This is the master plan to take over Canada.
Change how you launch startups to completely skip planning and start launching. This will result in real learning rather than writings for yourself. (source)
#WATCHING
