Build with a Beginner Mindset
summary
Argues that a Beginner Mindset means swapping playbooks for quick experiments: builds AR beauty prototypes that use generated models and reports a huge increase in conversion, runs hundreds of thousands of mobile shopping experiments, and moves Stripe’s money-movement engine to processing about $1 trillion in payments by end of 2023. Shows Slack features born from prototypes—huddles as lightweight audio rooms and inline Clips replacing bulky Stories—emphasizing throwaway code and rapid prototypes as the path to product-market fit.
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chapters (5)
- 0:00Introduction
- 4:51Building Products
- 10:20Beginner Mindset
- 13:00Real-World Examples of Beginner Mindset in Action
- 28:33Conclusion
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