In creating a new project, the essential step is isolating the difficult part and focusing on that. The easy parts are important and they take work, but they tend to take care of themselves if the core engine is working.
Wikipedia: find people to volunteer to become editors
AirBnB: find people to put great houses up for rent
Typical MOOC: find millions of students willing to take a course (you don’t need infinite teachers, just a few, meaning the students are actually the hard part)
– Seth Godin on the Krypton Community College site
I love Seth’s perspective here. Successful growth and change isn’t about getting every new piece perfect. It’s about putting energy into the most important pieces.
Jon Sampson 
One response to “Focusing on the difficult part of innovation”
That’s great! Love the concept of starting with the hardest part. I’ve found that to be true in my profession as well.