Plant Many And Thin or Plant Few And Watch

There are two main schools
in the gardening world.

There are the gardeners
who sow a sh*tload of seeds
and then thin the plants
as they grow.

And there are gardeners
who plant only few seeds
and then watch those plants
closely.

Both schools of gardening
work.
Both can result in great harvests.

New product development
is similar.

There are those of us
who develop a sh*tload
of products
and then launch
the best of those products.

And there are those of us
who develop one product
at a time
and do our d@mnedest
to ensure that one product
makes it to launch.

New product developers in both schools
are successful.

But, as the processes for each
are very different,
it helps to know
in which school we belong.

Are you a new product thinner
or a new product watcher?
which school

Thinning The Possibilities

I recently had to thin
my tomato plant seedlings.

It was painful.

I had to kill
several potential plants.

But doing that
will give the remaining plants
more nutrients, water, space,
other resources.
It gives those plants
better odds of surviving
and bearing tomatoes.

Many of us have
too many projects on the go.
By pausing or killing some,
we can give the remaining projects
more resources
and a better chance of success.

Sometimes we have to kill projects
to succeed.
Do it.