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Google, the Microsoft of our time
Makes oodles of money. Runs a monopoly (search). Hires smart people with puzzles (golf balls). Based on a me-too-yet-more successful product (search, adwords). Full of big wild eyed bets (self driving cars). And full of big clone-it-better-and-lose-money-for-market-share projects (gmail, maps,
Google, the Microsoft of our time
Makes oodles of money. Runs a monopoly (search). Hires smart people with puzzles (golf balls). Based on a me-too-yet-more successful product (search, adwords). Full of big wild eyed bets (self driving cars). And full of big clone-it-better-and-lose-money-for-market-share projects (gmail, maps,
Products: are you making a new car or a new coffee pot?
Ingenious wisdom from Dave Baggett that I only picked up third-hand the other day. Some products are big, complex, inter-related, many must-haves, many differentiators, fail-hard monsters. These are cars. You can’t win in the car market as a new entrant
Products: are you making a new car or a new coffee pot?
Ingenious wisdom from Dave Baggett that I only picked up third-hand the other day. Some products are big, complex, inter-related, many must-haves, many differentiators, fail-hard monsters. These are cars. You can’t win in the car market as a new entrant
Tech/startup people who are “not that technical”
I often meet managers in tech who say they are not *that* technical. As if they are pretty technical but not as technical as the bearded unix god optimizing their database performance. This is usually a euphemism for “I am
Tech/startup people who are “not that technical”
I often meet managers in tech who say they are not *that* technical. As if they are pretty technical but not as technical as the bearded unix god optimizing their database performance. This is usually a euphemism for “I am
Resolutions and organizing time
I am back from holidays and I am going to try two pledges for the “new year”. 1. A post a day. Shorter – kind of a long tweet. About building startups. Let’s see if I get some good stuff.
Resolutions and organizing time
I am back from holidays and I am going to try two pledges for the “new year”. 1. A post a day. Shorter – kind of a long tweet. About building startups. Let’s see if I get some good stuff.
The elite ethic
OH from a great founder: When you talk to some of these guys, the guys who are super successful and go to Sun Valley and built great companies, there is an ethic that they have. It’s not a patent or
The elite ethic
OH from a great founder: When you talk to some of these guys, the guys who are super successful and go to Sun Valley and built great companies, there is an ethic that they have. It’s not a patent or
How much and when to raise and its relation to revenue
You need money to run your business, from customers and investors. Raise as much as you can reasonably get, any time you can get it. The caveat being don’t raise all that money for a plan or idea you don’t
How much and when to raise and its relation to revenue
You need money to run your business, from customers and investors. Raise as much as you can reasonably get, any time you can get it. The caveat being don’t raise all that money for a plan or idea you don’t
Being wrong
Some people are bad at being wrong. They get annoyed when it happens or they get annoyed when challenged. Annoyance leads to bad behavior — aggression, neutralizing dissent, deception. A key trait is being wrong (you will be) with some
Being wrong
Some people are bad at being wrong. They get annoyed when it happens or they get annoyed when challenged. Annoyance leads to bad behavior — aggression, neutralizing dissent, deception. A key trait is being wrong (you will be) with some
Cloud storage I use
I started using Copy – 15 GB of storage and it has apps for all the platforms. Super useful. Skydrive and Dropbox and Google Drive all have certain features, but this one has size. It’s great. Try it and get
Cloud storage I use
I started using Copy – 15 GB of storage and it has apps for all the platforms. Super useful. Skydrive and Dropbox and Google Drive all have certain features, but this one has size. It’s great. Try it and get
Pogue demolishes Leap. Breathtaking
From The New York Times: STATE OF THE ART: No Keyboard, and Now No Touch Screen Either The Leap Motion Controller promises to let you control your computer with hand motions, and the hardware does that, but its software is
Pogue demolishes Leap. Breathtaking
From The New York Times: STATE OF THE ART: No Keyboard, and Now No Touch Screen Either The Leap Motion Controller promises to let you control your computer with hand motions, and the hardware does that, but its software is
The distracted UI state
Happens to me often: mid-emailing on iphone I move the phone from rosary position (flat between two hands) to grip hold (like holding a baguette). Why? I am distracted for a sec and need to deal with something in meatspace.
The distracted UI state
Happens to me often: mid-emailing on iphone I move the phone from rosary position (flat between two hands) to grip hold (like holding a baguette). Why? I am distracted for a sec and need to deal with something in meatspace.
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