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Some nights are slower than others. You read a little, go outside for a post-COVID Sanity Walk, then drink some pineapple juice, or watch two more episodes of Law & Order and three of Better Call Saul and then read a bit before bed. Tonight is not one of those. I read Gigi Love’s 6 Things I Wish Men Knew About Sex (very good, and I decided I wasn’t really sleepy despite getting up at 4:30 AM today), followed by Alan Trapulionis’ How 7 Lines of Code Turned Into a $36 Billion Empire (also very good, and Alan’s insights has me rethinking Ms. Love’s post.)
Alan wrote about two brothers, John and Patrick Collison, who created the Stripe payment application, why they were so successful despite (actually because of) not being assholes, and what entrepreneurs can learn from them. Alan’s insights about the brothers net out to the following:
- They empowered developers
- They made payments ridiculously easy
Alan’s Net-Net: Stripe = Genius + Humility
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Let’s take these insights and reframe them a bit so we can run them back over to Gigi’s topical fountain of youth.
- You give, you get. The more you do that, the better your cred. Taking care of your audience of one or one million makes what you bring to the table special. (Gigi’s article comes back to that point several times.) Be comfortable and focused and confident. You don’t need to do everything, but everything you do, make sure it’s first about your intended audience and not primarily about you.
- Great sex (like great payments processing) can be simple. Communicate, listen, apply. Customer focus, being comfortable in what you’re bringing. In our post-COVIDing world, selfishness doesn’t sell. Attention to detail and satisfaction does.
Net-Net: Orgasm = Awareness + Intention
Okay, where’s that pineapple juice? I’m ready for Saul.
