# Doing Old Things Better vs Doing Brand New Things - cdixon.org Synced: [[2023_11_30]] 6:03 AM Last Highlighted: [[2023_07_25]]  ## Highlights [[2023_07_25]] [View Highlight](https://read.readwise.io/read/01h6631z0fwfkygc727rx1am0v) [[technology]] [[model]] > 1) doing things you could already do but can now do better because they are faster, cheaper, easier, higher quality, etc. 2) doing brand new things that you simply couldn’t do before. Diagram this. Old things better vs new things [[2023_07_25]] [View Highlight](https://read.readwise.io/read/01h6632mdcjqc3mfgpsn2tryhs) > Early in the development of new technologies, the first category tends to get more attention, but it’s the second that ends up having more impact on the world. [[2023_07_21]] [View Highlight](https://read.readwise.io/read/01h5w1gv6mas8jphceww8tw1tn) > The most common mistake people make when evaluating new technologies is to focus too much on the “doing old things better” category. For example, when evaluating the potential of blockchains, people sometimes focus on things like cheaper and faster global payments, which are important and necessary but only the beginning. [[2023_07_21]] [View Highlight](https://read.readwise.io/read/01h5w1g763bjtghn4z2v1rrm8t) > Entrepreneurs who create products in the “brand new things” category usually spend many years deeply immersed in the underlying technology before they have their key insights.