Communication is the highest-leverage career skill. Always sell people on why something matters before diving into how to do it. Present your recommendation with supporting evidence, which reduces their cognitive load and demonstrates your strategic thinking.
Wes KaoCut scope, not quality. Ship marketable features weekly. Use customer complaints as prioritization signals.
Gaurav MisraDon’t be afraid to start over. Build a great product above all else. Build for the users, not just yourself, and remember that community is a competitive advantage.
Ivan ZhaoIf you don’t like change, you’re going to like irrelevance even less. The experience you once relied on can now be replicated in a single shot prompt with generative AI. Let go of are the dependencies and assumptions that no longer serve you, the ones that keep you comfortable but slowly make you obsolete. Gen Z doesn’t want friction but crave authenticity. For Gen Z and Alpha, multimodal interaction isn’t new, it’s expected. The goal isn’t to preserve knowledge in amber, it’s to pass it along in a way that the next generation can remix.
David HoangStop asking “How long will this take?” and start with “How much time is this worth?”. Work in six-week cycles or less, as it is the maximum time frame in which you can effectively see into the future and deliver meaningful results. Stop breaking projects into tiny tickets created by someone who doesn’t understand the implementation, give teams the whole picture so they own the solution.
Ryan Singer