Startup Founders, Don’t Sweat the Medium Stuff
Elliott Hauser is the founder of Coursefork, a group of university and online educators building open teaching tools. There’s a book I’ve never read called Don’t Sweat the Small Stuff, about not letting the little things hold back progress. You’ll hear a similar sentiment expressed often in startup context. The message is to find key drivers and focus on them — everything else is just details. This is related to what’s generally called the Pareto principle: In many cases, if not most, 20% of your X produces 80% of your Y. Many imply that the Pareto principle implies “Don’t...
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