It turns out that is exactly what product strategy is all aboutโfiguring out the right product is the innovatorโs job, not the customerโs job.
Ben HorowitzI think theres a lot to be said about just enjoying your work. It can be very contrived when people say their work is for the good of mankind.
Ben HorowitzHire sales people who are really smart problem solvers, but lack courage, hunger and competitiveness, and your company will go out of business.
Ben HorowitzThe most important thing you can learn as CEO- one of the hardest things to do is, you have to discipline yourself to see your company... through the eyes of the people that you're working through. Through the eyes of the employees, through the eyes of your partners... through the eyes of the people who you're not talking to and who are not in the room.
Ben Horowitz