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Cities are like APIs. They are the infrastructure layer that allows citizens to plug into a variety of goods and services easily. To create a great new city, you need a (1) logical & diverse transit network, (2) some nodes of mixed-use (residential + commercial + entertainment), (3) cultural catalysts, and (4) a sense of adaptability.
Colossus Weekly: The Future of Cities and Real Estate
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"Most businesses get zero distribution channels to work: poor sales rather than bad product is the most common cause of failure. If you can get just one distribution channel to work, you have a great business. If you try for several but don’t nail one, you’re finished."
Peter Thiel's Anti-Lean Manifesto | Sachin Rekhi
The Lean Startup
Founders tend to instinctively focus on large markets, convincing themselves they only need to attract a small percentage of the market to have an interesting business. But what they miss is that it's extremely difficult to even get a small share of a large market. Instead its far simpler to dominate a small market and then grow from there.
Peter Thiel's Anti-Lean Manifesto | Sachin Rekhi
The Lean Startup
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