Mobile second

Scary story from the front lines. Cool hacker startup builds their v1. Friends dig it. Goes to PG and does YC. Everyone at YC starts using it. A very handy web app that’s right on time. 2012. I am using

Mobile second

Scary story from the front lines. Cool hacker startup builds their v1. Friends dig it. Goes to PG and does YC. Everyone at YC starts using it. A very handy web app that’s right on time. 2012. I am using

The Amazon drones piece on 60 Minutes

http://m.youtube.com/watch?v=gcXoj_UBXv8 Brilliant brilliant PR. So good.

The Amazon drones piece on 60 Minutes

http://m.youtube.com/watch?v=gcXoj_UBXv8 Brilliant brilliant PR. So good.

The Myth of Laziness

Catching up on some 2013 reading. Today’s victim, the classic “Myth of Laziness” by Levine. A text for educators (and motivators). Some people don’t deliver or seem to try. We call them lazy. But it isn’t a natural state. They

The Myth of Laziness

Catching up on some 2013 reading. Today’s victim, the classic “Myth of Laziness” by Levine. A text for educators (and motivators). Some people don’t deliver or seem to try. We call them lazy. But it isn’t a natural state. They

Grandness of vision

Amazon wins for that. Here are the top three comments on Hackers News about the new Amazon Prime Air (drone delivery) *idea* kyro 13 minutes ago | link This concept and forward thinking is of the type I make a

Grandness of vision

Amazon wins for that. Here are the top three comments on Hackers News about the new Amazon Prime Air (drone delivery) *idea* kyro 13 minutes ago | link This concept and forward thinking is of the type I make a

That annoying self obsessed engineer you have to f…

That annoying self obsessed engineer you have to fire You know the type. Impossible to recruit, because he doesn’t care about anything humans care about. Impossible to manage, because he only cares about his own projects and not the broader

That annoying self obsessed engineer you have to f…

That annoying self obsessed engineer you have to fire You know the type. Impossible to recruit, because he doesn’t care about anything humans care about. Impossible to manage, because he only cares about his own projects and not the broader

Capital of Ideas

Somehow the ideas startups are mostly in NYC. Kickstarter, Indiegogo, Quirky. Are the ideas and creative people mostly here?

Capital of Ideas

Somehow the ideas startups are mostly in NYC. Kickstarter, Indiegogo, Quirky. Are the ideas and creative people mostly here?

Do any startups do what we do?

Huge huge huge mistake is to limit your competitive analysis of a market to “does anybody do what I do”. Competitive analysis is about “is my idea a good idea”. Not “is it taken”. The query structure should be WHY

Do any startups do what we do?

Huge huge huge mistake is to limit your competitive analysis of a market to “does anybody do what I do”. Competitive analysis is about “is my idea a good idea”. Not “is it taken”. The query structure should be WHY

Pope Francis gives startup advice

“I prefer a Church which is bruised, hurting and dirty because it has been out on the streets, rather than a Church which is unhealthy from being confined and from clinging to its own security” I would back this guy.

Pope Francis gives startup advice

“I prefer a Church which is bruised, hurting and dirty because it has been out on the streets, rather than a Church which is unhealthy from being confined and from clinging to its own security” I would back this guy.

What other startups are doing

For a WSJ post. // Understanding what other startups are doing in your space is hugely valuable. It is information, not just competition. The past efforts more than anything are experiments in user behavior and adoption. Use their lessons. Facebook

What other startups are doing

For a WSJ post. // Understanding what other startups are doing in your space is hugely valuable. It is information, not just competition. The past efforts more than anything are experiments in user behavior and adoption. Use their lessons. Facebook

Lazy algorithms for winning, People Edition

Here is a people hack that’s very lazy. We use it for hiring engineers. State your project. See who responds. Filter very lightly. Hire 30% of them. Start with a trial. Increase hours and difficulty. At any stage, any party

Lazy algorithms for winning, People Edition

Here is a people hack that’s very lazy. We use it for hiring engineers. State your project. See who responds. Filter very lightly. Hire 30% of them. Start with a trial. Increase hours and difficulty. At any stage, any party