Which skill is the most important to be a successful builder?
Ankur Singh
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André J@sentry_co
To have convergent skills and divergent skills. If you only have one, you should find someone who has the other.
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Grit, not for just building but in general anything in life.
Consistency – the builder's secret weapon. It's tough, but greatness demands it.
As a builder, I firmly believe that consistency is the most crucial yet challenging skill to master. Even I, with all my experience, haven't completely nailed it – it's no walk in the park. Good products might come together quickly, but achieving greatness? That's an entirely different story. It's about countless small victories, learning from failures, endless pivots, and the courage to face tough conversations head-on. Like a skilled navigator, a good builder perseveres through the rough patches, relentlessly crafting something genuinely remarkable, not an overnight feat or a mere week's work.
I am teaching consistency through my startup "madeofzero", showing up everyday and making my company from "madeofzero" to "madeofcountless&relentlessdays" lol
I got one word or many times the same one:
"Try, try, try, ..." This resume all the skills that you need 🦾
Some of the skills i think are:
1: Quality of Work
2: Problem Solving
3: Time and Resource Management
4: Customer Satisfaction
Videodeck
Quick thinking and flexibility. Chances are things are not going to go as planned, so you need to know how to adapt fast.
Good strategic thinking
I believe learning the difference between Maker's Time and Manager's Time is really important.
The best resource on this in my opinion is this blogpost by Paul Graham: http://www.paulgraham.com/makers...
Mentor.AI
The most important skill to be a successful builder is a keen eye for detail and precision, ensuring that the construction process is executed accurately and efficiently.
Discipline
Resilience! Knowing how to keep going is really important, because hardships are everywhere!
The most important skill to be a successful builder is attention to detail. Attention to detail is crucial in the construction industry as it ensures that every aspect of a project is carefully planned, executed, and inspected. I am also in this field (Sell your property fast for cash) this is very tough and intresting field to work in we create houses and sell all type of house and also give them on rent
Persistence, because hard times will come
In my experience, the most crucial skill for a successful builder is business acumen combined with effective process management. Understanding both the client's needs and the development side of the project is essential. To truly excel, you must be a proficient product owner, driving the vision and execution of your project.
Here is more about this role:
https://jetsoftpro.com/blog/blog...
NotesNudge
hey there, mate, interesting question.
is there a singular 'most important' skill? tough to say. it's like asking for the most important ingredient in a complex recipe.
but if i had to choose, i'd say it's the ability to learn. rapid, efficient, continuous learning.
building involves juggling many skills - coding, designing, marketing, leading, selling. it's tough to be a master in all.
but if you can learn quickly, you're off to a good start. you can pick up a new language, understand a fresh market, adapt to an emerging trend.
learning is like your base layer. everything else - the coding, the marketing, the leading - they're all built on top of it.
being a successful builder is a never-ending process. it's not about reaching a destination, it's about navigating the journey. and for this journey, your best companion is your ability to learn.
embrace learning. learn to learn. and never stop.
LastMile AI
For your question I'll assume strong technical skills are table-stakes prerequisites.
In my opinion, what sets successful builders apart is relentless focus and open-mindedness. Focus because you need to prioritize what to build, and open-mindedness because you need to be flexible to the world's feedback and iterate or change course as necessary. Imagine someone who is extremely skilled from a technical perspective, is very focused on their objective, and happily iterates until users are happy -- that's a virtuous cycle and a winning combination. Scale this out to teams that can do this well, and you get a strong company.
I think the willingness to learn anything!
Resilience, without a doubt. Whenever you construct something, obstacles inevitably arise. The trick is to not allow them get you down and to rise back up.