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It’s rarely the *best product or service* that wins; it’s the **best communicator.**
In summary…
1. **Reframe the nerves.** Next time fear taps you on the shoulder, ask, “How can I serve right now?”
2. **Practice daily.** Treat communication like a muscle, you don’t bench-press once and call yourself strong.
3. **Share your voice.** Post, speak, teach, whatever it takes to surface the value already inside you.
Because somewhere out there, a Linda is drafting an email that could change your life. Make sure you’ve built the skill to say “Yes” with confidence when it arrives.
[V] EOFY SALE! 🎉 + the Scariest Gig I’ve Ever Done 😨
Vinh Giang
For this reason we built the Tabbed Inbox through a series of build-measure-learn loops, which are called Steps in GIST. There were usability tests, longitudinal studies, fishfood and dogfood, labs, and partial launches. Each step generated a more complete version of the product, but also gave us new evidence, which helped build our confidence in the idea and get more funding. We used what we learned in each step to course-correct and improve the idea. The feature we eventually launched was profoundly better than the one we started with.
Evidence-Guided
Itamar Gilad
Our new process: 1. Sit and chat about what we need to build, doing research with Deep Research as we go. 2. Have AI record everything and turn it into a spec. 3. Clean up the spec, adding any design requirements / other nuances. 4. Have Devin code it up. 5. QA, merge, (auto-)deploy to prod.
- [Sahil Lavingia](https://x.com/GeoffreyHuntley/status/1887495898822787189?ref=ghuntley.com) (Founder of Gumroad)
The Future Belongs to Idea Guys Who Can Just Do Things
Geoffrey Huntley
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