Product Makers
topic on 2 shows · 2 statements across 2 episodes
the Y Combinator Startup Podcast 
Masters of Scale
2 statements about Product Makers, 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…”
Pincus: Great product makers collect winnings instead of placing speculative bets
“Great product makers, you know, they're collecting winnings, not making bets. And so, you know, long before you launch that it's a hit or that this, that your users are going to love this. You don't look to see if they like it.”