Careers Quote by James Surowiecki
“The paradox of Steve Jobs's career is that he had no interest in listening to consumers - he was famously dismissive of market research - yet nonetheless had an amazing sense of what consumers actually wanted.”
About This Quote
Source Book: The Wisdom of Crowds, 2004
Jobs succeeded by trusting intuition over market data, yet intuitively understood consumer needs.
In simple terms: Intuition can outpace data.
Balance gut and research.
Themes
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When to use this quote
- product design
- entrepreneurship
- leadership
Key Concepts
Questions to Reflect On
- When should you trust data over gut?
- How can you blend both?
Relying solely on intuition risks misreading signals.