Maxim Siebert

My favorite thing @om wrote was actually an interview with Brunello Cucinelli in 2015. And to this day, I think it’s the single best thing you can read on running a business. Better than any book, better than any article. Read it: om.co/2015/04/27/brunello-cu…

Be curious about what's new, sure. That's expected. But it's more interesting to be curious about what's old. 
What stood the test of time? What worked before and still works now? What survived through all the jabs that you assumed would knock it out, but didn't? That's worth attention. That's worth being curious about. Those are the things that are particularly interesting. There are the lessons. New will always be new. There will always be another new after the previous new. But what made it, what sticks around, what outlasts? What's durable? What's the reason that rare thing is still here? Longevity isn't a fluke. It's an opportunity to get on board when you missed it before. Curiosity about things still here isn’t just nostalgia — it’s a strategic way to filter the noise and find what truly matters, what truly works, and what's truly worth investing in.

When people talk about great teams, they'll talk about hard work, trust, respect, looking out for one another, etc. All good things. But there's one quality amongst teammates on great teams that often goes unrecognized by all but the most astute organizational observers: Admiration. Great teams are made of people who *admire* one another's talents, skills, character, and contributions. Great teams are mutual admiration societies that get to work together. Admiration is the critical, silent variable in the powerful formula that equals exceptional teamwork.

There are the rare 10x developers, yes, but the real thing to cultivate is the 10x environment. Make that common, and it's a boost like no other. (same applies to designers, writers, customer service, etc). dev.37signals.com/the-10x-de…

Product work is about deciding what not to do, when.

"Companies love to protect. NDAs, trademarks, etc. But they spend their employees’ time & attention as if there was an infinite supply of both. As if they cost nothing. Yet employees’ time and attention are among the scarcest resources we have." world.hey.com/jason/protecti…

“Yet” One little word that can open your world. world.hey.com/jason/yet-1b21…

We used to think 3-person product teams were ideal. Turns out 3 is too many. For the past few years, we've been running 2-person teams. One dedicated designer + one dedicated programmer take a whole feature from start to finish. The story: world.hey.com/jason/just-the…