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Extreme Focus - everyone should only have #1 initiative
Dedication to individual accomplishment - each innovation were driven by a single person
Refusal to accept constraints, external or internal - if you can’t solve a problem, someone else will solve this for you.
Driven problem solvers: smart, driven problem solvers, you just need to be able to solve any problem that appeared
Self-sufficiency: figure it out how to achieve your goals
Extreme bias towards action: you should ship to production
Willingness to try: try new directions often
Data-driven decision making: do your homework, bring your data to support your decisions.
Radical transparency on metrics: share your metrics and let the team extract info
Vigorous debate, often via email: every critical issue needs a champion and critics
Extreme Pressure: be able to work on extreme pressure
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