May 2013
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March 2013
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February 2013
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Copying Apple →
One clarification: Apple is really committed to the consumer as the customer. Others aren’t as committed. And generally “business interests” as the customer influences.
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Stanford Graduate School of Business: Top 7... →
stanfordbusiness:
In a recent talk with the High Tech Club, Evernote Product Manager Naomi Pilosof (MBA ’11) shared insights on how to get into product management:
Be specific about what roles you are interested in and how you can help the company. People want to hire someone who is an expert…
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Start Up Team Structure
Tips for founding structure at a start up:
Be careful not to have too many co-founders. it’s the most expensive dilution you’ll ever face. And you need to be careful about giving up control to cofounders as much as VCs
I don’t think VCs care as much about co-founders & economics as people think. I think they care that there is a deep bench of talent.
My idea startup team is heavy on tech...
January 2013
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Picking A Career You Like →
1) Don’t believe the hype
2) Pick a lifestyle, not a Job title (what did it tak to get there)
3) Don’t overcommit (grad school, big house)
5% of people that pick the right job at first are less creative, adventurous, innovative…
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December 2012
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Let’s remember one of the cardinal rules of social media. Out of 100...
– http://www.avc.com/a_vc/2011/09/the-logged-out-user-continued.html
Passion + not possible 3 years ago + under-served markets = goodness.
– Dylan Smith, CFO of Box, on entrepreneurship. (via stanfordbusiness)
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Kickstarter clones →
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Dont sell Ads
Why we don’t sell ads
Advertising has us chasing cars and clothes, working jobs we hate so we can buy shit we don’t need. – Tyler Durden, Fight Club
Brian and I spent a combined 20 years at Yahoo, working hard to keep the site working. And yes, working hard to sell ads, because that’s what Yahoo did. It gathered data and it served pages and it sold ads.
We watched Yahoo get eclipsed in size...
Remember, when advertising is involved you the user are the product.
– http://blog.whatsapp.com/index.php/2012/06/why-we-dont-sell-ads
In your pocket you have three things: your keys, your phone and your wallet,” he...
– http://gigaom.com/2012/01/09/how-frances-free-will-reinvent-mobile/
November 2012
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Close your eyes and imagine a meeting with Steve Jobs. Imagine how it proceeds...
– http://www.businessinsider.com/ex-employee-why-firing-scott-forstall-was-a-mistake-2012-11#ixzz2C3LOncfO
October 2012
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People who are right a lot of the time are people who often changed their minds....
– http://37signals.com/svn/posts/3289-some-advice-from-jeff-bezos#all_comments
September 2012
7 posts
How Google Builds Its Maps—and What It Means... →
Maps are often where the virtual and real worlds meet - making maps a key user-experience battleground.
Good news - future generations won't have blue... →
Mobility up, gene diversity up.
August 2012
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The vast majority of charges are ones in which the bear stops before making...
– I’ll try an remember these recommendations next time a grizzy bear charges.