213: Two tech interviews that are four decades apart

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Steve Jobs in Playboy (1985) & Threads/IG chief Adam Mosseri in Platformer (2024)


⚒️ One of the most counterintuitive lessons for product builders and founders is this: creating a successful software product is rarely as simple as "build what users ask for".

This excerpt from Threads (and Instagram) chief Adam Mosseri has more (threads.net)

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🐰 If you want a tech leader interview that's more of a throwback, this 1985 Steve Jobs interview in Playboy of all places is fascinating and full of life & prescient insights. We gotta bring this energy of discussion back to print for real. (x.com)

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Jason Shen

The Outlier Coach—helping founders build conviction in what's next · 3x venture-backed startup founder (acq by FB) · Author of 'The Path to Pivot' & 'Weirdly Brilliant' · ADHD · Former NCAA gymnast