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Users want solutions, not building blocks

Discovery → User Psychology

Only hardcore Lego fans care about Lego bricks. Most people care about Lego boxes. And they actually want the Lego box to be ready-made.

Ivan ZhaoNotion's lost years, near collapse during COVID, staying small to move fast, building horizontal
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I think this idea of delegating to an AI, it's not natural to most people. It's not like you're going through life and figuring out what can I delegate?

Nick TurleyInside ChatGPT: The fastest growing product in history
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Every single time we make a complex thing simpler. It is actually that more businesses will exist on a platform. So I think this is intuitive or at least directional, but sometimes people are not like, 'Well, don't you just need to have all these features?'

Tobi LütkeTobi Lütke's leadership playbook: First principles, infinite games, and maximizing human potential
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The rarest thing in the world, it's not even creativity or genius, it's courage. So let's lower the net amount of courage needed.

Tobi LütkeTobi Lütke's leadership playbook: First principles, infinite games, and maximizing human potential