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EPISODE · Dec 20, 2023 · 22 MIN

How to Think Bigger (feat. The Problems and Opportunities Method)

from Idea to Startup · host Brian Scordato, Brian Scordato | Tacklebox

Today, we’ll teach you how to avoid sabotaging your startup. Most founders think the best way to build a startup is to mitigate risks - to optimize for worst case scenarios. But the actual way to build a successful startup is to optimize for tasks with the highest ceiling - to do the things that might give you asymmetric gains, if they work. This is unnatural and hard - the Problems and Opportunities Method, the second in our Method series, will help.  TackleboxIdea to Startup NewsletterDay One AppThe Hail Mary Pass that Saved HingeLoss Aversion is Paralyzing Your StartupFeast of the Seven Fishes00:22 Problems and Opportunities02:26 Find Your Lobster Story08:10 Asymmetric Progress10:00 Smooth Jazz10:45 The To Do List Monster14:20 The Obstacle is the Way15:12 Ambiguity Aversion, Loss Aversion, and Magicians15:55 Helping Parents Plan Dates18:22 Scheduling and the Actual Downside

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Today, we’ll teach you how to avoid sabotaging your startup. Most founders think the best way to build a startup is to mitigate risks - to optimize for worst case scenarios. But the actual way to build a successful startup is to optimize for tasks with the highest ceiling - to do the things that might give you asymmetric gains, if they work. This is unnatural and hard - the Problems and Opportunities Method, the second in our Method series, will help.

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