Entrepreneurs and creators often struggle with prioritizing tasks and tackling the most difficult and important ones first. Astro Teller's heuristic of the Monkey and the Pedestal encourages entrepreneurs to focus on training the monkey (the difficult tasks) before building the pedestal (the easier tasks). This parable encourages entrepreneurs to focus on the most difficult tasks first and to be prepared to pivot if they fail.

Laura Elizabeth's conversation:    • Building Software Products As a NonT...  

00:00:00 Laura's journey
00:01:10 The parable of the monkey and the pedestal
00:02:28 A cultural problem
00:03:36 Reflecting on the monkey

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