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Tl;dr of Setting the Table by Danny Meyer
Great book, about the hospitality business. Part business, part hospitality. Let’s start with his theory of people. For example, his key theory of hiring and talent, his 51% framework is partly emotional skills but partly management/tech filters. Optimistic – nice
Tl;dr of Setting the Table by Danny Meyer
Great book, about the hospitality business. Part business, part hospitality. Let’s start with his theory of people. For example, his key theory of hiring and talent, his 51% framework is partly emotional skills but partly management/tech filters. Optimistic – nice
This personality type defines the NASA astronauts key to success
At Renaissance Weekend one year, I heard a talk about NASA personality types. Here is what they were: Persisters. All astronauts were persisters. #ShePersists As opposed to what? Dreamers, for example. They had to do 100s of hours in the
This personality type defines the NASA astronauts key to success
At Renaissance Weekend one year, I heard a talk about NASA personality types. Here is what they were: Persisters. All astronauts were persisters. #ShePersists As opposed to what? Dreamers, for example. They had to do 100s of hours in the
Running Your Own Minecraft Server At Home
What are we doing? Minecraft on iPad/iPhone is “Pocket Edition”. It can connect to servers — on the internet or on your own server at home. This is fun because you can add mods to your server, which is something you
Running Your Own Minecraft Server At Home
What are we doing? Minecraft on iPad/iPhone is “Pocket Edition”. It can connect to servers — on the internet or on your own server at home. This is fun because you can add mods to your server, which is something you
Wonder Woman and feminism: eight things I learned from the superhero
Finally got through page 20 on this one yesterday and finished today. I started it in December — then Trump happened. Preparing for international women’s day. pic.twitter.com/uIUEPB1jlp — Amol Sarva (@amol) March 5, 2017 But you can’t live on the
Wonder Woman and feminism: eight things I learned from the superhero
Finally got through page 20 on this one yesterday and finished today. I started it in December — then Trump happened. Preparing for international women’s day. pic.twitter.com/uIUEPB1jlp — Amol Sarva (@amol) March 5, 2017 But you can’t live on the
How to help refugees if you live in New York
Some ideas here: hire them, buy from them, send money to them, or host them are some options.
How to help refugees if you live in New York
Some ideas here: hire them, buy from them, send money to them, or host them are some options.
Blast from the past: How to win at Kickstarter
A friend asked me this today, and so I un-earthed this sage old advice on how to win at Kickstarter (having been part of two very successful campaigns, one raising $500k and one raising $15k). But here in the present,
Blast from the past: How to win at Kickstarter
A friend asked me this today, and so I un-earthed this sage old advice on how to win at Kickstarter (having been part of two very successful campaigns, one raising $500k and one raising $15k). But here in the present,
Personality crisis, opportunities in product world
“The personalized web” is a theory of modern tech that I should see more Morrissey ads on the internet if I like the Smiths. Boring. It hasn’t proved actionable. Netflix “you might also like” and other shallow stuff. But this
Personality crisis, opportunities in product world
“The personalized web” is a theory of modern tech that I should see more Morrissey ads on the internet if I like the Smiths. Boring. It hasn’t proved actionable. Netflix “you might also like” and other shallow stuff. But this
Blockbuster v Technology (Shared Culture After All?)
There is wonderful data to say that blockbusters are getting bigger. Disney had all five of the top films in the world last year. Music, TV and film are more concentrated now, in the age of Spotify, Netflix and Amazon.
Blockbuster v Technology (Shared Culture After All?)
There is wonderful data to say that blockbusters are getting bigger. Disney had all five of the top films in the world last year. Music, TV and film are more concentrated now, in the age of Spotify, Netflix and Amazon.
Learning instantly (something computers don’t do yet)
Back in cognitive science PhD school, I learned about this cool thing rats do. They learn super, super fast. Faster than I can learn German. Well, they learn one type of thing super fast. Not German. They learn if some
Learning instantly (something computers don’t do yet)
Back in cognitive science PhD school, I learned about this cool thing rats do. They learn super, super fast. Faster than I can learn German. Well, they learn one type of thing super fast. Not German. They learn if some
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