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Rework in English
Hosted by Raja Babu · EN
"Rework is like its authors: fast-moving, iconoclastic, and inspiring. It's not
just for startups. Anyone who works can learn from this."
--Jessica Livingston, partner, Y Combinator; author, Founders at Work
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CONCLUSION
Feb 22, 202500:04:01Tap to summarizeCHAPTER CONCLUSION Inspiration is perishable We all have ideas. Ideas are immortal. They last forever. What doesn't last forever is inspiration. Inspiration is like fresh fruit or milk: It has an expiration date.
Transcribe →CULTURE
Feb 21, 202500:26:03Tap to summarizeCHAPTER CULTURE You don't create a culture Instant cultures are artificial cultures. They're big bangs made of mission statements, declarations, and rules. They are obvious, ugly, and plastic. Artificial culture is paint. Real culture is patina.
Transcribe →DAMAGE CONTROL
Feb 20, 202500:12:18Tap to summarizeCHAPTER DAMAGE CONTROL Own your bad news When something goes wrong, someone is going to tell the story. You'll be better off if it's you. Otherwise, you create an opportunity for rumors, hearsay, and false information to spread.
Transcribe →HIRING
Feb 19, 202500:23:06Tap to summarizeCHAPTER HIRING Do it yourself first Never hire anyone to do a job until you've tried to do it yourself first. That way, you'll understand the nature of the work.
Transcribe →PROMOTION
Feb 18, 202500:25:47Tap to summarizeCHAPTER PROMOTION Welcome obscurity No one knows who you are right now. And that's just fine. Being obscure is a great position to be in. Be happy you're in the shadows.
Transcribe →EVOLUTION
Feb 17, 202500:17:17Tap to summarizeCHAPTER EVOLUTION Say no by default If I'd listened to customers, I'd have given them a faster horse. --HENRY FORD
Transcribe →COMPETITORS
Feb 16, 202500:10:55Tap to summarizeCHAPTER COMPETITORS Don't copy Sometimes copying can be part of the learning process, like when you see an art student replicating a painting in a museum or a drummer playing along to John Bonham's solo on Led Zeppelin's "Moby Dick."
Transcribe →PRODUCTIVITY
Feb 15, 202500:36:54Tap to summarizeCHAPTER PRODUCTIVITY Illusions of agreement The business world is littered with dead documents that do nothing but waste people's time. Reports no one reads, diagrams no one looks at, and specs that never resemble the finished product. These things take forever to make but only seconds to forget.
Transcribe →PROGRESS
Feb 14, 202500:29:13Tap to summarizeCHAPTER PROGRESS Embrace constraints "I don't have enough time/money/people/experience." Stop whining. Less is a good thing. Constraints are advantages in disguise. Limited resources force you to make do with what you've got. There's no room for waste. And that forces you to be creative.
Transcribe →GO
Feb 13, 202500:27:47Tap to summarizeCHAPTER GO Make a dent in the universe To do great work, you need to feel that you're making a difference. That you're putting a meaningful dent in the universe. That you're part of something important.
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