Discovery is the difference between what's literally obvious and what seems obvious in hindsight.
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People consistently underestimate how gradually important ideas took shape. In their final form these ideas seem obvious. But empirically they weren't obvious even to those smart enough to discover them.
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part of the reason why ideas are a commodity
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Ideas < Execution
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Why on Earth doesn't this have more likes???
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People think idea-evolution is top-down. It's usually not.
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Slack started out as a video game
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The company pivoted no? They did build slack with the intention of a better irc.
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I’ve gone through the phase of thinking I’m legit crazy.
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And it takes a certain amount of courage to do it. "This is such a good idea, but surely if that were so, why would I be the first?"
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