Get Paid or Get Laid
James Victore at MoMA Basic framework for getting people to use stuff. It’s either to get laid (like Champagne, above) or get paid (success at work, productivity, doing more). There isn’t a third one, “have fun”. Fun is typically an
Get Paid or Get Laid
James Victore at MoMA Basic framework for getting people to use stuff. It’s either to get laid (like Champagne, above) or get paid (success at work, productivity, doing more). There isn’t a third one, “have fun”. Fun is typically an
The top of wearable sensors
Wearable sensors are going nuts (activity trackers) Sales are at $1bn+ run rate for the three startups I can think of that do it (collectively). Apple built a whole processor into the 5s to do it. And now MTK announced
The top of wearable sensors
Wearable sensors are going nuts (activity trackers) Sales are at $1bn+ run rate for the three startups I can think of that do it (collectively). Apple built a whole processor into the 5s to do it. And now MTK announced
Product need: make meetings
Apple made email apps good at accepting meetings, even those just mentioned inline. Gmail does it too now. Shows context. Yay! Now, email apps should just prompt after you SEND a date phrase. “hey make a meeting?” How hard would
Product need: make meetings
Apple made email apps good at accepting meetings, even those just mentioned inline. Gmail does it too now. Shows context. Yay! Now, email apps should just prompt after you SEND a date phrase. “hey make a meeting?” How hard would
Going big vs. going small
8 years ago. Some guys figured we would put sensors on everything and track stuff. They were right — Q4 was something like $500mm revenue in the US for smart activity trackers. They were just early, they started working on
Going big vs. going small
8 years ago. Some guys figured we would put sensors on everything and track stuff. They were right — Q4 was something like $500mm revenue in the US for smart activity trackers. They were just early, they started working on
The transparency correction
Transparency (i.e., un-privacy) is on the march. It has been for decades. Last year, though, people started talking privacy big-time and investors have followed — Snapchat, Burner, Confide, private clouds, etc. The stock market is down 10% the last 30
The transparency correction
Transparency (i.e., un-privacy) is on the march. It has been for decades. Last year, though, people started talking privacy big-time and investors have followed — Snapchat, Burner, Confide, private clouds, etc. The stock market is down 10% the last 30
True sharing
The current world of sharing is like TMI sharing. I say stuff you listen. True sharing is like playground, can I have a turn?-sharing. Filesharing is an example of this. We send each other files. We make edits. Build on
True sharing
The current world of sharing is like TMI sharing. I say stuff you listen. True sharing is like playground, can I have a turn?-sharing. Filesharing is an example of this. We send each other files. We make edits. Build on
Fundraising season
It’s on. Holidays people go dark. But start of year is prime time for raising. My inbox is bursting. Must also be a market cycle thing. Smart guy over coffee at Coupa in Palo Alto: “I expect early venture to
Fundraising season
It’s on. Holidays people go dark. But start of year is prime time for raising. My inbox is bursting. Must also be a market cycle thing. Smart guy over coffee at Coupa in Palo Alto: “I expect early venture to
Lessons from growth hacking my blog
The numbers are up a lot. I have been blogging about 10 years, maybe like 12. Nobody has ever really read my writing. The last 2 years I changed some stuff. 1. Started posting only about building companies. My blog
Lessons from growth hacking my blog
The numbers are up a lot. I have been blogging about 10 years, maybe like 12. Nobody has ever really read my writing. The last 2 years I changed some stuff. 1. Started posting only about building companies. My blog
Feature creep update
Great post from @cdixon a while back (4 years ago?) Google was getting very bloated http://cdixon.org/2009/12/17/googles-feature-creep/ Since then, it has gotten a lot better. Well the search page at least.
Feature creep update
Great post from @cdixon a while back (4 years ago?) Google was getting very bloated http://cdixon.org/2009/12/17/googles-feature-creep/ Since then, it has gotten a lot better. Well the search page at least.
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