Steve Jobs : Great idea doesn't always translates into great product
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Quoted in threads on engineering and product building to argue that execution matters more than ideas.
What it is
A six-minute excerpt from Steve Jobs' 1995 Lost Interview on why a great idea does not automatically become a great product. He says ideas change substantially once you actually build them.
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Cites projectramo · 2022-09 · on “The B-52 was designed in a hotel room over one weekend”
I have a lot to say about this sort of X was done in 5 minutes, but I am going to refer to the person who said it best: [this video] (Steve Jobs on how ideas change when you actually do it)
Cites cletus · 2024-06 · on “Boeing Starliner launches first crewed mission”
I reject the notion that a good manager can manage anything. I also reject the financialization of modern companies where we put accountants in charge who aren't subject-matter experts whose only playbook is to cut costs and jack up prices. It's exactly what's wrong with Boeing today. Obligatory Steve Jobs quotes on "idea people" [1] and Xerox [2]. [1]: [this video] [2]: [LINK]
Cites dilippkumar · 2024-07 · on “Ask HN: How can I find something worthwhile to do?”
I have found that one common element in the things I want to build or fix is that I am opinionated about that thing. I am going to claim that having opinions is a prerequisite to being motivated to shape the world to suit my opinions a little better. If I think about everything that I don't have an opinion about, it's things that I don't understand very well. For example, car washes. I do not care what a car wash tunnel has, if it is brushless or not, if it uses some fancy shampoo or not - I have zero opinions. I can never find motivation to want to go redesign it, fix it or develop software for it. But something like Github's pull request review? Oh boy. It's absolutely insane that you can