Originally posted on LinkedIn
There’s always a tension between building, operating, and thinking about the future.
When you start something, it’s all about the future vision.
Then it becomes all about building — executing on the vision.
But later, the problem hits — it becomes all about operating.
And if all we do is operate, we stop thinking about the future and stop building. And if we stop doing those 2 things, our projects eventually die ☠️.
You have to carve out time for both. For example, taking a few days per semester to think about the future and strategy (“offsites”).
Today the Ignia fellows are having a “Build Day.” Everyone comes to a cool spot (this time La Cesta de la 81, AKA ‘the office’) and we sit down to JUST build.
There’s a famous article in tech circles — the Maker’s Schedule. You block out several days a week for coding to make sure it actually happens.
Whatever the strategy — you have to make time for all 3 things. Thinking about the future 🤔, building ⚒️, and operating 🏃♂️
How do you carve out time for each?