Blank Sheet vs. Optimization

Posted in Uncategorized by Ellen - Mar 01, 2010

One concept that came up in the Founder’s Journey class I’m taking at MIT really resonated with me.  While we often describe people as “starters vs. finishers” might it be best to describe them as “optimizers” or “blank sheets of paper”?  It’s really about the types of problems that people prefer to address. Some people like to take a blank sheet of paper, determine a problem, and sketch out a first pass solution. Others like to shave one penny off of the cost in order to save $1,000,000 when they sell 100,000,000 of them. Regardless, it’s a nicer, more concrete way to frame the descriptions.

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