what it takes (in consumer web) by nir eyal

NIR EYALNirAndFar.com@nireyal

What it takesNir Eyal


Lots of things have to go right


1. A purposeful vision


A mission based in meaning

• To make the world more open and connected.

• To organize the world's information.

• To instantly connect people everywhere to what’s most important to them.

• To connect everyone in the world through the 'things' they !nd interesting.


Cultivate meaning

• The world is full of problems to !x.

• Help people to do something important.

• Build the change you want to see in the world.


The key to success...

not failing.


2. A moral compass


3. A business model hypothesis

Source: Alex Osterwalder, Business Model Generation


4. A process

Source: Eric Ries, The Lean Startup


5. A big market


Market size

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6. A good prediction

Source: Adapted from Andy Rachleff and Peter Thiel


Discovering secrets


The Hook


1. A purposeful vision

2. A moral compass

3. A business model hypothesis

4. A process to learn

5. A big market

6. A good prediction

What you control

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Don’t plan, do

• Control for things you can and take the next step.

• “The quest for certainty blocks the search for meaning. Uncertainty is the very condition to impel man to unfold his powers.”- Erich Fromm


Success is the icing, but the

journey is the cake.


Let’s get to work


Lift phones please

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