Melanie Perkins, founder of Canva, on rejection and perseverance:

3⃣ Value of having novel names.

Generic names have preconceived notions attached to them.

Having novel names helps people think differently.

2⃣ Deliver on the values.

Anyone can ship a product.

However, if you ship your values, that is when the magic happens.

1⃣ Optimize for feelings not metrics.

KPIs are fantastic for achieving goals.

But Josh thinks they dehumanize the users.

Instead, consider how you want the user to feel when using your product.

Arc Browser is REVOLUTIONIZING browsing.

Josh Miller, founder of The Browser Company, breaks down how he built the Arc Browser

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Peter Thiel on why competition is for losers:

3️⃣ Expand the product in iterations.

2️⃣ Sell before you build.

1️⃣ Start with the market, not the product.

"Writing's not that easy, but Grammarly can help."

Grammarly helps its 30 million daily active users by fixing their sloppy writing.

But ever wondered how they achieved PMF?

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3️⃣ Always add value.

Match your goals with that of your community.

Make sure your product adds real value to the community, as they make it special.

2️⃣ Enable storytelling.

Stories unite people.

Give examples and clear reasons to make it easy for them to support your story.

1️⃣ Every touch point matters. 

Don't take common things for granted. 

Each feedback is from someone who cares. 

Listen to them as their problem might represent thousands with the same concern.

Notion's user base went from 1 million to 30 million in just 3 years.

Their strategy? Community building.

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