January 2011
1 post
“As Russell says, you need a whole new approach to prototyping, focused on...”
– http://petewarden.typepad.com/searchbrowser/2010/12/data-is-snake-oil.html
November 2010
1 post
The rhythms of a start-up
I have three points:
Start-up rhythms “as seen on TV”…the ideal.
Rhythms in real life…via my high school football experience.
How do we get there in our own start-up…”what’s next?”
Aaron Sorkin nailed the ideal for start-up rhythms in one of his creations: 1) hire the rockstars 2) iterate big ideas for the future in parallel to executing the...
June 2010
1 post
“By the time he (Kent Beck) was done, he had launched a new Agile Manifesto:
-...”
– http://www.startuplessonslearned.com/2010/05/thank-you.html
May 2010
3 posts
Ben Horowitz: "Why We Prefer Founding CEOs" →
A lot of great thoughts on innovation and being agile in this post.
“I like that on a Friday night, nobody is making me go out for a drink, although...”
– http://andrewhy.de/reflections-on-boulder/
April 2010
8 posts
“some people learn to ship…they learn to ignore the critics they can never...”
– http://sethgodin.typepad.com/seths_blog/2010/04/who-judges-your-work.html?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed:+typepad/sethsmainblog+(Seth’s+Blog)
Jason Putorti: How Mint.com Acquired 1.5M+ Users →
Recently on Quora, my friend Brit posted a question:
…
Since the Quora community found my response helpful, I’m posting it here for everyone:
The Product. Maybe we didn’t have a high viral coefficient but we had a great net promoter score. People loved Mint, it solved a real…
“Without teams of trust and good leaders who take risks innovation rarely...”
– http://www.scottberkun.com/blog/2010/my-speech-at-the-economist
“Just as GOOG used their anchor Google.com to build direct response advertiser...”
Risk and Startups -Mike Perham →
This is a good take on risk and risk mitigation when joining a start up. The one major item that I’d like to add to Mike’s list is related to personal finance.
When I was younger my dad made me play a game called CashFlow 101 It was all about personal finance and reinforced a concept that was new to me.
Your personal wealth is not measured by numbers like “total asset...
Product Development: Why "Google vs. Apple"? Why...
What the heck do I mean by “Apple” / “Google” when I speak about product development?
“Apple” means design for what you believe. Design from your gut with less of a need for data from iterations to guide your design decisions. You design for what you believe it is right, and in the process you might create or invent new markets.
“Google” means...
“My thesis today, however, is that there is an opportunity for online merchants...”
– http://fiveyearstoolate.wordpress.com/2010/04/03/customer-service-is-the-new-location/
"One in a million" by Seth Godin →
I like this one a lot. It reminds me that I really need to blog more, get out to local events more, etc. Great stuff.
March 2010
6 posts
saw an email signature, “Sent from my mobile. Please excuse iTypos!” I love that. I need that for everything I write ;) I am spelling impaired!
Poynter Online - E-Media Tidbits →
Great bullet points from Google on fostering innovation.
WatchVery interesting stuff. I’d have to play around with it to get a real sense of its value.
New York Times article on the Short North in... →
Posting to my tumblog from my phone!
This is pretty sweet. Hopefully I can control myself and not spam my own tumblog :)
January 2010
2 posts
1 tag
Brad Feld: Living Life While Working Hard →
1 tag
Seth Godin: Hammer Time →