7 lessons from Mozilla

7 lessons from Mozilla

1. Superior products matter.
2. Push ( most ) decisions-making to the edges.
3. Communication will happen in every possible way ( so make sure it's reusable ).
4. Make it easy for your community to do the important things.
5. Surprise is overrated.
6. Communities are not markets: members are citizens.
7. The key is the art of figuring out whether and how to apply each of these ideas.

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Lessons from Mozilla
John Lilly
WordCamp San Francisco 2009

I understand lesson 5 as don't surprise. Open communications beyond the inner circle. Let everyone who wants to know what Mozilla is doing knows what they are doing.

Blake Ross next big thing

What single philosophy does Blake Ross ( co-creator of Firefox ) swear by in life?

The next big thing is whatever makes the last big thing usable.

When Firefox began, the browser market was "dead," client software was "outdated," and many entrepreneurs were working on podcasting tools for goldfish and other "next big things." We focus on the everyday problems that nag at everyday people. There are more than enough to go around without imagining new ones.

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My Golden Rule

Michael Copeland

Business 2.0 2005 Dec