Copying
topic on 2 shows · 2 statements across 2 episodes
Masters of Scale 
My First Million
2 statements about Copying, every show
Mark Pincus: The best product makers have the least ego and copy best
“The best product makers, the best masters of the craft,
Are the best at copying.
And they have the least ego around it.
And the most junior amateur people feel the need to change everything, and they're the worst at copying, and they fail for the wrong reasons…”
Koerner: Modifying a proven business model early increases the risk of failure
“Every change you make is another variable to like, to screwing it up. ... But if you do that before you know if that copying works or not, you're just going to increase the likelihood of screwing it up and thus not being successful.”