Notes from “Inside Steve’s Brain, Expanded Edition” by Leander Kahney
I loved Be. February 26, 2014 Chapter 1 – Focus: How Saying “No” Saved Apple The NeXT purchase came about by accident. Amelio was interested in buying the BeOS, a fledgling operating system built by a former Apple executive, Jean
Notes from “Inside Steve’s Brain, Expanded Edition” by Leander Kahney
I loved Be. February 26, 2014 Chapter 1 – Focus: How Saying “No” Saved Apple The NeXT purchase came about by accident. Amelio was interested in buying the BeOS, a fledgling operating system built by a former Apple executive, Jean
Crashing smartphones
My google made moto g with google android crashes daily. Sadly the iPhone 5s crashes often too. We are at a 3 year low in stability. The Jobs Era is ending. Go find your scsi-driver manuals. Gates is back.
Crashing smartphones
My google made moto g with google android crashes daily. Sadly the iPhone 5s crashes often too. We are at a 3 year low in stability. The Jobs Era is ending. Go find your scsi-driver manuals. Gates is back.
The Standard VC Email
Did you know VCs use Salesforce? Here are the three templates my friend has: 1. Outreach “Congrats on all you have achieved with [name here]. It is a space we follow closely. We think we can add significant value as
The Standard VC Email
Did you know VCs use Salesforce? Here are the three templates my friend has: 1. Outreach “Congrats on all you have achieved with [name here]. It is a space we follow closely. We think we can add significant value as
Scoring Khosla 2 years later
In this post, Khosla lays out the trends he sees as a contrarian superman (exactly 2 years ago): The “Unhyped” New Areas in Internet and Mobile | TechCrunch. He names 12 areas and namechecks quite a few companies that are
Scoring Khosla 2 years later
In this post, Khosla lays out the trends he sees as a contrarian superman (exactly 2 years ago): The “Unhyped” New Areas in Internet and Mobile | TechCrunch. He names 12 areas and namechecks quite a few companies that are
How to do PR
A friend asked how to do PR for HIS BIIIIG LAAAAUUUUNCH! My version: Email the tech and media bloggers you know cover the space Offer them live demos Promise to tip them when you drop the news Tell them where
How to do PR
A friend asked how to do PR for HIS BIIIIG LAAAAUUUUNCH! My version: Email the tech and media bloggers you know cover the space Offer them live demos Promise to tip them when you drop the news Tell them where
The Whatsapp Conversation at Sequoia
2011, Sequoia: You guys are growing like crazy. $6 on $20. We want to invest. Deal. 2011, the CEO to Board (just Sequoia apparently): “We have an offer from Facebook to acquire us” Board: If you need money we are
The Whatsapp Conversation at Sequoia
2011, Sequoia: You guys are growing like crazy. $6 on $20. We want to invest. Deal. 2011, the CEO to Board (just Sequoia apparently): “We have an offer from Facebook to acquire us” Board: If you need money we are
Hardware gospel
From a smart man: Making gadgets is getting more practical than ever. But engineers continue to get worse at designing physical things as those things continue to get more and more complex – the tools are holding us back. There
Hardware gospel
From a smart man: Making gadgets is getting more practical than ever. But engineers continue to get worse at designing physical things as those things continue to get more and more complex – the tools are holding us back. There
Entrepreneurial types
Here are three types: One. The midcareer dropout. + knows an industry well – probably risk averse. That’s why it took a long time – so expensive as a result – and doesn’t know how to do things cheap/seat of
Entrepreneurial types
Here are three types: One. The midcareer dropout. + knows an industry well – probably risk averse. That’s why it took a long time – so expensive as a result – and doesn’t know how to do things cheap/seat of
Patterns in Student Startups
Here is what I see when I go to “judge” these student startup things. Patterns. Patterns are everywhere. And here they are: 1. Why should the user start? Lots of these start with “Wouldn’t this user-generated, network-juiced resource be awesome?”
Patterns in Student Startups
Here is what I see when I go to “judge” these student startup things. Patterns. Patterns are everywhere. And here they are: 1. Why should the user start? Lots of these start with “Wouldn’t this user-generated, network-juiced resource be awesome?”

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