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Sep 28, 2021 23 min

Planning is Guessing (Season 2)

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People put too much stock in making long-term plans, but let's call them what they really are: guesses. On this episode we discuss deadlines, business plans, world domination, and Dungeons & Dragons. Show Notes 01:06 - Dungeons & Dragons 01:20 - Mind Flayer 02:00 - Six-week cycles (Shape Up) 05:54 - The meaning of a bet (Shape Up) 07:23 - Shape Up 08:32 - Setting the appetite (Shape Up) 09:57 - "Plans are useless, but planning is indispensable." - Dwight D. Eisenhower 12:29 - Carlos Segura - Segura, Inc. 12:43 - S Corporations 15:24 - The deal Jeff Bezos got on Basecamp (Signal v. Noise) 16:51 - Blue Origin 19:04 - “The reason that most of us are unhappy most of the time is that we set our goals—not for the person we’re going to be when we reach them—we set our goals for the person we are when we set them.” - Jim Coudal quoting Dan Gilbert (Creative Mornings Chicago) 19:12 - Coudal Partners 19:12 - Field Notes 20:59 - Key Performance Indicator (KPI) 21:01 - Objectives and Key Results (OKR)

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People put too much stock in making long-term plans, but let's call them what they really are: guesses. On this episode we discuss deadlines, business plans, world domination, and Dungeons & Dragons. Show Notes 01:06 - Dungeons & Dragons01:20 - Mind Flayer02:00 - Six-week cycles (Shape Up)05:54 - The meaning of a bet (Shape Up)07:23 - Shape Up08:32 - Setting the appetite (Shape Up)09:57 - "Plans are useless, but planning is indispensable." - Dwight D. Eisenhower12:29 - Carlos ...

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