Steve Jobs' values, Peter Thiel on distribution, and how one email can change your life

Welcome back to the Z Fellows newsletter! Every Monday we share 3 ideas - to help you build companies, ship products, and create your life's work.

1: Steve Jobs’ Values

“The engine driving these transformations was a remarkably consistent set of values that Steve held dear:

• Life is short; don’t waste it.

• Tell the truth.

• Technology should enhance human creativity.

• Process matters.

• Beauty matters.

• Details matter.

• The word we know is a human creation — and we can push it forward.”

Source: Make Something Wonderful | Steve Jobs in His Own Words, by Steve Jobs

2: Peter Thiel on Distribution

“It’s better to think of distribution as something essential to the design of your product.

If you’ve invented something new but you haven’t invented an effective way to sell it, you have a bad business — no matter how good the product.

Superior sales and distribution by itself can create a monopoly, even with no product differentiation.

The converse is not true.

No matter how strong your product— even if it easily fits into already established habits and anybody who tries it likes it immediately — you must still support it with a strong distribution plan.”

Source: Zero to One by Peter Thiel

3: The Email that got Replit Funded

Source: https://x.com/amasad/status/1867389585778782316

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See you next Monday,

- The Z Fellows Team

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