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3 constraints before I build anything

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These are the 3 constraints that I use before I start building anything. I'm a believer in constraints as an enabler for creativity. Constraints help us collapse the search space, and figure out innovative solutions to problems. I've been a builder for 10 years, and I've built products that went nowhere because they were either too complex or had no identity. These are the constraints that I landed on after making those mistakes. One page or it doesn't get built This constraint limits complexity and ambiguity. Write a one pager for all of your ideas. Your one pager captures your north star. It's non-negotiable, precise, ambitious, and lean. Once your one pager is written, it is applied to all different types of communication. Share it as a memo for investors, contributors, team members, friends, or family. Working collaboratively on a product, there will always be contention points and conflict, it can sometimes be difficult to know what battles to pick.…

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