“The more you simplify, the better people will perform. People can not understand and keep track of a long complicated set of initiatives. So you have to distill it down to one, two, or three things and use a framework they can repeat, they can repeat without thinking about, they can repeat to their friends, they can repeat at night.” PeopleThinkingLongTwoUseNightThreeTrackComplicatedRepeatsInitiativeCan NotFrameworkThree ThingsSimplify Author:Keith Rabois
“I think you must have your own office. I don't believe ever in shared office spaces.” ThinkingBelieveSpaceOfficeDon't BelieveOffice Space Author:Keith Rabois
“Every good startup is a cult. And it's really hard to create a cult if you are sharing space with people. Because a cult means you think you are better than every other startup, you have a special way of doing things that's better than anyone else in the world.” PeopleIfsThinkingWorldWayMeanHardSpaceSpecialVery GoodCult Author:Keith Rabois
“There are three things you need to do as a CEO-founder. Think strategically, drive design, and drive technology. Some people who are really good at one can build a pretty foundational company. Most people who are very successful are good at two. But Jack is the only person in the Valley I've met who's all three. He's a first-rate strategist, a first-rate designer, and a first-rate technologist.” PeopleThinkingNeedsFirstsPersonsTwoThreeCompanyTechnologySuccessfulDesignMetsRateDesignerValleysFoundersCeoThree ThingsStrategist Author:Keith Rabois
