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Village Global Luminary LP Jeff Bezos says innovation requires a willingness to be misunderstood, and if you cannot afford that, do not attempt anything new. His framework for handling critics is simple: first look in the mirror and ask if they are right. If they are, change. If they are not, identify whether they are self-interested critics, incumbents threatened by the new way customers are embracing. Those critics are not telling you something is wrong. They are telling you it is working.
Village Global Luminary LP Jeff Bezos says innovation requires a willingness to be misunderstood, and if you cannot afford that, do not attempt anything new. His framework for handling critics is simple: first look in the mirror and ask if they are right. If they are, change. If they are not, identify whether they are self-interested critics, incumbents threatened by the new way customers are embracing. Those critics are not telling you something is wrong. They are telling you it is working.
