One of the sayings I feel I have to tell young founders over and over again is that you should never outsource core competencies. I’m a bit of a weird case. I am a solo founder, but I’m also not fully “tech” nor am I fully “not”. It’s tempting for a person who becomes passionate… Continue reading
Mousetraps and sprinkled turds: Build shit people want
I’m often reminded of Tim Kastelle’s post We Don’t Need More Mousetraps!. It’s a great post on the trap of building policy for innovation ecosystems and the importance of building things people want. The post talks about a fictional country that only makes mousetraps called Mousetrapia. Thanks to their superior education system, Mousetrapians are the absolute… Continue reading