Develop Quote by Judd Apatow
“If you develop 10 things, and you can get two or three made, that's a very high ration.”
About This Quote
Source Interview: Rolling Stone Magazine, 2015
Creating many ideas and successfully producing a few yields a high success ratio.
In simple terms: Many attempts, few successes, but high efficiency.
Key Takeaway
Focus on developing many concepts, then refine the promising ones.
Themes
productivity
creativity
efficiency
Mood
pragmatic
motivational
Type
business
creative
When to use this quote
- Startup product development
- screenwriting drafts
- software feature brainstorming
- inventor prototyping
Key Concepts
Idea generation
selection process
resource allocation
Questions to Reflect On
- How many ideas should you generate before filtering?
- What criteria determine which ideas to pursue?
A Different Perspective
High ratio may overlook the value of iterative improvement on many ideas.
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