Fortune’s Path: the Blog

Our collection of ideas and tools for building great products and leading a life founded on love. Because the best way to get rich is to help others.

Entrepreneurship, Product Management Mary Frances Noser Entrepreneurship, Product Management Mary Frances Noser

The Tyranny of Genius: How the Idea of Individual Genius Holds us Back

The model of the individual genius does not encourage great thinking. It holds us back from community, discourages risk taking, and obscures truth. Thinking is a group activity.

There is no such thing as a completely original thought. Individuals can have insights, but groups of people create works of genius. Our approach to thinking and the manner in which we implement our ideas is what helps genius flourish.

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Altruism, Capitalism Tom Noser Altruism, Capitalism Tom Noser

Benevolent Capitalists

Effective Altruism (EA), a trendy topic among technologists, advocates removing personal passions from giving decisions and relying on pure logic. We thought it would be interesting to look at the benevolent capitalists of the past and present to see how their excess capital shapes the world.

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Robert Carroll: Interface Design and Asking, "What do you want to achieve?"

Robert Carroll, leader of award winning product and marketing teams and a successful entrepreneur, talks about the differences between managing physical products and software, interface design, and why it's important to know what you want to achieve when you start a business, in this episode of the Fortune’s Path podcast.

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Chris Gann: Only Fools are Certain

Chris Gann, Vice President of Product for HealthStream, believes it's better to be skeptical than confident, but customers demand confidence. Chris's long history of working in innovation and technology has taught him the core of product management is knowing you don't know, working to get smarter, and always remaining open-minded.

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