It’s funny to see people arguing why their cameras cannot take good pictures, but not their skills.
That actually also applies to those who blame the cloud platforms, the OS, the programming languages, the frameworks / models, and the tools of not delivering what they desired.
We all shall work harder, smarter and be better.
“Don’t wish it were easier, wish you were better.” – Jim Rohn
It’s a line I remind myself all the time.
It’s about building a business, not developing an app / website / social page.
Product with good UX is important. However equally important are good team, good understanding of users’ job-to-be-done, good marketing, good distribution channels, good pricing strategy, good business development and good customer services …
Many companies brag about how speedy they can make decisions by removing processes, empowering teams and shortening the decision cycle.
Many companies on the other hand, have “decidophobia” — a term coined by Princeton University philosopher Walter Kaufmann. They can hardly move forward because they cannot overcome the fear of making any strategic decisions.
Both kinds of companies, however, miss the most important point …
Many times,
However, many times,
Help me to solve my problem, please.
You probably read this quote by William Arthur Ward before – “The pessimist complains about the wind; the optimist expects it to change; the realist adjusts the sails.”
Roll back to year 1995, many companies complained World Wide Web was just a waste of time. Some companies expects better, more secure technology would replace it, and only a few companies really invested resources to try it.
Roll forward to year 2010, many companies complained Cloud Computing was just a fab. Some companies expects better, more secure technology would beat it, and only a few companies changed direction to deploy it.
And now in year 2021, what is the “wind” in your industry ? And do you know which way you want to go, and what action will take you there ?
M.Y. Lessons Learnt 