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The one thing we learned over 5 years is that nothing works better than just improving your product.

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You've got to say you are a step ahead of where you actually are to move to the step that you want to be at.

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People like the idea of innovation in the abstract, but when you present them with any specific innovation, they tend to reject it because it doesn't fit with what they already know.

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Pick a big enough project, something that's really hard, something that over the years you can work on.

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Programmers have not been professionals because they haven't really cared about quality.

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Innovations seem inevitable in retrospect, but at the time it's an uphill battle.

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Starting a startup is a process of trial and error. What guided the founders through this process was their empathy for the users. They never lost sight of making things that people would want.

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Jessica Livingston

Jessica Livingston

Born: 1971 (age 54)
Bio: Jessica Livingston is an American author and a founding partner of the seed stage venture firm Y Combinator. She also organizes Startup School. Previously, she was the VP of marketing at Adams Harkness Financial Group. She has a B.A. in English from Bucknell University.

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