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“By the time I got to Harvard, I feel like I knew who I was, and my job there was to throw as much against the wall as possible, to see what would stick.” quote by Baratunde Thurston
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“By the time I got to Harvard, I feel like I knew who I was, and my job there was to throw as much against the wall as possible, to see what would stick.”

Baratunde Thurston

About This Quote

Source Talk: “Experimentation at Harvard”, 2018

Testing many ideas openly reveals what works best.

In simple terms: Trial and error leads to success.

Key Takeaway

Embrace experimentation.

Themes

innovation learning risk‑taking

Mood

analytical encouraging

Type

business educational

When to use this quote

  • startup culture
  • research labs
  • product development
  • personal projects

Key Concepts

design thinking iterative process creativity

Questions to Reflect On

  • How do you decide which ideas to test?
  • What metrics guide your experiments?
A Different Perspective

Too many experiments can waste resources.

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