Jason Fried Quotes

Until you actually start making something, your brilliant idea is just that, an idea.

Tener un contrincante te proporciona también una fantástica historia para contar a tus clientes. Tener una opinión marcada te hace destacar. La gente se anima cuando hay pelea. Toman partido. Los ánimos se encienden. Y esa es una forma estupenda de hacerse ver.

WHAT DID YOU DO TO MY APP! I LIKED IT JUST HOW IT WAS! CHANGE IT BACK!” The standard playbook in software is to dismiss users like that. Hey, this is the price of progress, and progress is always good, always better. That’s myopic and condescending. For many customers, better doesn’t matter when comfort, consistency, and familiarity are higher up on their value chain.

Teach and you’ll form a bond you just don’t get from traditional marketing tactics.

Everyone should be encouraged to start his own business, not just some rare breed that self-identifies as entrepreneurs.

It’s entirely your responsibility to make your dreams come true.

Start referring to your business plans as business guesses,

Ask yourself: When was the last time you had three or even four completely uninterrupted hours to yourself and your work?

you can’t let your employees work from home out of fear they’ll slack off without your supervision, you’re a babysitter, not a manager. Remote work is very likely the least of your problems.

When you are new at something, you need to start creating.

Resumés are ridiculous

If the boss is constantly pulling people off one project to chase another, nobody’s going to get anything done.

If you run your ship with the conviction that everyone’s a slacker, your employees will put all their ingenuity into proving you right.

The best designers and the best programmers aren’t the ones with the best skills, or the nimblest fingers, or the ones who can rock and roll with Photoshop or their environment of choice, they are the ones that can determine what just doesn’t matter. That’s where the real gains are made.

Sometimes things you think are adding value actually subtract from it. Too much ketchup can ruin the fries. Value is about balance.