AndersSchmidtHansen / TheStartupJigsaw

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Have a 97% "No" Rate to stay focused on the important 3% that remains #89

Open AndersSchmidtHansen opened 10 years ago

AndersSchmidtHansen commented 10 years ago

"Unfortunately the trick to great execution is to say no a lot. You’re saying no ninety-seven times out of a hundred, and most founders find they have to make a very conscious effort to do this. Most startups are nowhere near focused enough. They work really hard-maybe-but they don’t work really hard at the right things, so they'll still fail." - Sam Altman