The person who writes down the thing has tremendous power. One of the ways you find the up-and-comers at a tech company is just like, “Okay who wrote down the plan?”That doesn’t mean that they came up with everything, that doesn’t mean that they had all the ideas, but they actually have the energy and the motivation and the skill to be able to communicate in a written form.” – Marc Andreessen — When I stepped into a new team a few years back, I sat down with each person, eager to learn more about their roles and explore ways I could contribute. Everyone was helpful – they generously shared useful insights, valuable links, and snippets of past project emails. Yet, one person stood out. When I sat down with him, he handed me a monster 8-page document detailing his strategic approach to our products and clients – a magnum opus reminding me of the legendary Amazon 6-pager,...