Bob Sutton: Wisdom From Steve Jobs: The Importance of Killing Good Ideas

Jobs' argument went something like this: What is really hard – and a hallmark of great companies – is that they kill at lot of good ideas. Sure, this is tough on people who have come-up with the good ideas as they love them and don’t want to see them die. But that for any single good idea to succeed, it needs a lot of resources, time, and attention, and so only a few ideas can be developed fully. Successful companies are tough enough to kill a lot of good ideas so those few that survive have a chance of reaching their full potential and being implemented properly.

Bob Sutton: Wisdom From Steve Jobs: The Importance of Killing Good Ideas.