Effort doesn't equal Value
We naturally assume anything that's difficult must be worth it - but it turns out how much others value what we've accomplished is independent of how hard it was to achieve.
I've built a career solving hard problems for technology companies. As a hands-on CTO / COO I specialize in helping SaaS companies beat the expectations of their customers, investors - and competitors.
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We naturally assume anything that's difficult must be worth it - but it turns out how much others value what we've accomplished is independent of how hard it was to achieve.
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