Beware of 3 miracle problems

These are problems where you need 3 miracles to happen for them to become real.

I love this concept from Jon Lax (former VP Meta) because I've seen companies waste millions of dollars on:

1. Making "bold" bets that are completely removed from what customers are hiring their current product to do

2. Designing features assuming their product is already successful when it hasn't reached product market fit

So the next time you're working on an ambitious problem, first ask yourself:

"What needs to be true to make this work?"

Then, focus all your energy on solving those conditions first.

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