November 2011
4 posts
“Leaders are people who influence others to accomplish shared goals. Whether...”
– http://uxmag.com/articles/on-ux-leadership
Jack Dorsey on AsiaD
Jack Dorsey: So like one of the practices is I’ve been, you know, theming my days. So, Monday is about, is about management so I focus a lot on management problems. Tuesday is about product. So, I focus a lot of energy on product and arrange all of my product meetings on Tuesday. Wednesday is about growth and –
Walt: At both companies? You do this at both companies?
Jack Dorsey: Yeah, yeah.
Walt: Alright.
Jack Dorsey: Growth and marketing and Thursday is about partnerships and developers, and Friday is about the company and the culture, Saturday I take off, and then Sunday is feedback and getting ready for the week. And it’s, I’ve been doing that for about six months and, you know, it’s working out pretty well. There’s always interruptions but it’s just having that frame of reference and making sure that we’re constantly going through a cadence that makes sense not just for me but for the entire company. And I think we’ve achieved something that works.
- from iPad
A VC: The Second Year →
the first year is full of excitement. You are building things and getting going. The third year is when things start to work, you get customers, you start hiring quickly. The business ramps. But the second year is tough. Really tough. Everyone starts doubting you and if you stop and think, you can start doubting yourself.
