Tag: problemsolving

Before fixing a mistake, ask yourself if it matters:

by Chris Yeh

If nature abhors a vacuum, startup people abhor mistakes. Most of us got to where we are via a long chain of good grades and aggressive action, which means our instinctive reaction is to attack mistakes like a hungry piranha. And that itself is a mistake. It feels good to jump into action, to examine … Continue reading Before fixing a mistake, ask yourself if it matters:

Why It’s Hard To Find A Good Problem

by Chris Yeh

A classic piece of startup advice is to focus on solving an important problem.  Here’s the principle behind that advice, as stated in Dan Pink’s “To Sell Is Human,” by way of Bakadesuyo: http://bit.ly/14WkrlY “The quality of the problem that is found is a forerunner of the quality of the solution that is attained…” Getzels … Continue reading Why It’s Hard To Find A Good Problem