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It's still early days, and there are a lot of hypotheses that will be invalidated.

But one of my goals at the moment is to *not* double-down on winners. The thesis being, whatever is working, is clearly working.

I think a lot of products are killer, and should be left alone, and "doubling-down" or "iterating" might make them worse.

For example, Reddit v. HackerNews

But one of my goals at the moment is to not double-down on winners. The thesis being, whatever is working, is clearly working.

Then you will likely end up so far diluted that you won't make enough on your winners to cover your losses. It's a tricky balance to find.

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