Product trend: reminders and hints
Google Now is definitely picking up a UI trend — the hint or helping hand. Note that link below. It isn’t an alert subscription, except it is. Also: Amazon: Users who viewed this page bought… LinkedIn: You might also know
Product trend: reminders and hints
Google Now is definitely picking up a UI trend — the hint or helping hand. Note that link below. It isn’t an alert subscription, except it is. Also: Amazon: Users who viewed this page bought… LinkedIn: You might also know
Changing culture
It’s a battle. There are antibodies and there are advocates. Here’s a depressing story about it: https://www.usenix.org/blog/my-daughters-high-school-programming-teacher One lazy person who doesn’t meet the challenge can harm everyone. And here is an awesome story: http://www.nytimes.com/2013/09/08/education/harvard-case-study-gender-equity.html?src=me&ref=general Tackle all the whiners and opponents
Changing culture
It’s a battle. There are antibodies and there are advocates. Here’s a depressing story about it: https://www.usenix.org/blog/my-daughters-high-school-programming-teacher One lazy person who doesn’t meet the challenge can harm everyone. And here is an awesome story: http://www.nytimes.com/2013/09/08/education/harvard-case-study-gender-equity.html?src=me&ref=general Tackle all the whiners and opponents
Products I hate: Streak
Streak CRM or variously just Streak is a plugin to Gmail (a Chrome Extension actually) Reason: it’s just ridiculously complicated.
Products I hate: Streak
Streak CRM or variously just Streak is a plugin to Gmail (a Chrome Extension actually) Reason: it’s just ridiculously complicated.
The cool hands on CEO vs the Typodoucherists
New Yahoo logo. CEO and a few people and an intern design it in a weekend. Rules broken, font people upset, etc. Suggests one should buy shares in this company. Yahoo Logo (2013) – Fonts In Use http://fontsinuse.com/uses/4713/yahoo-logo-2013
The cool hands on CEO vs the Typodoucherists
New Yahoo logo. CEO and a few people and an intern design it in a weekend. Rules broken, font people upset, etc. Suggests one should buy shares in this company. Yahoo Logo (2013) – Fonts In Use http://fontsinuse.com/uses/4713/yahoo-logo-2013
How to use Elance
Freelancers are super annoying, flakey, self-interested, lazy, deceptive and so forth. That’s how they see their clients. They are right. But if you can use these pools of on-demand workers effectively you can get so much stuff done it’s insane.
How to use Elance
Freelancers are super annoying, flakey, self-interested, lazy, deceptive and so forth. That’s how they see their clients. They are right. But if you can use these pools of on-demand workers effectively you can get so much stuff done it’s insane.
Nginx web server
I’m not so technical so I finally found out about Nginx. Wow! It uses so much less memory than Apache! I have this Dreamhost webhost that I pay money to use every month, and lately it has been ballooning in
Nginx web server
I’m not so technical so I finally found out about Nginx. Wow! It uses so much less memory than Apache! I have this Dreamhost webhost that I pay money to use every month, and lately it has been ballooning in
37 PR tips stolen from Jack Dorsey
– have a list of messages (3-5) that backbone every conversation and blog post and thing you do ever – really. Ignore the questions and speak your messages. – not really. Be charming and responsive but on message. – make
37 PR tips stolen from Jack Dorsey
– have a list of messages (3-5) that backbone every conversation and blog post and thing you do ever – really. Ignore the questions and speak your messages. – not really. Be charming and responsive but on message. – make
Lead gen vs liquid supply
Uber is liquid supply. You never need the same driver and you are usually not in the same place. Uber finds you somebody who can do the gig now. HomeAdvisor, which is less glamorous but a big business also, gets
Lead gen vs liquid supply
Uber is liquid supply. You never need the same driver and you are usually not in the same place. Uber finds you somebody who can do the gig now. HomeAdvisor, which is less glamorous but a big business also, gets
Paying for access
You can pay for access to super elite folks. Go to the conferences. Meet someone, make friends, and now they are your friend. The super elite folks are pretty normal — they have friends. Some are hyper well
Paying for access
You can pay for access to super elite folks. Go to the conferences. Meet someone, make friends, and now they are your friend. The super elite folks are pretty normal — they have friends. Some are hyper well
Movements that drive VC
There is a thing you probably don’t know about: venture investors who strictly join rounds. Not “lead them”. Lead basically means they write the first check and sign up for the risk that they also write the second check. In
Movements that drive VC
There is a thing you probably don’t know about: venture investors who strictly join rounds. Not “lead them”. Lead basically means they write the first check and sign up for the risk that they also write the second check. In
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