January 2012
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December 2011
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October 2011
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September 2011
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August 2011
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“When you first start off trying to solve a problem, the first solutions you come...”
– Steve Jobs: From college dropout to tech visionary - CNN.com
Steve Jobs: The End Of An Era | TechCrunch →
Many complained that the ecosystem that he created was a walled garden, but I’d equate it to a pasture. “The reason everything looks beautiful is because it is out of balance,” wrote Zen master Shunryu Suzuki. “But its background is always in perfect harmony.” In the front, anything can happen. In the back, perfect calm and order.
July 2011
4 posts
just tristan.: two years ago, today.... →
tristanwalker:
today marks two years since i sent my very first email to dennis and naveen (wow i was such a nerd! ha). naveen sent a reminder to team foursquare today and i thought i’d share it on my blog. Man, how times have changed:
Hey Dennis and Naveen How’s it going? Hope all is well! My name is…
“Hard work is a talent.”
– — Gary Kasparov
/via @kellan
(via pieratt)
Jason Fried, Co-founder of 37signals, on How to... →
I believe it’s perfectly fine to spend some of your time, maybe even a lot of your time, not firing on all cylinders. Just like full employment isn’t necessarily good for an economy, full capacity isn’t always great for your mind.
June 2011
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May 2011
1 post
Research Finds Time As A Means to Happiness →
Drawing from their research and that of others, Aaker, Rudd, and Mogilner extracted five time-spending happiness principles:
Spend time with the right people. The greatest happiness levels are associated with spending time with people we like. Socially connecting activities — such as hanging out with friends and family — are responsible for the happiest parts of the day. However, work is also an...
April 2011
3 posts
This Tech Bubble Is Different - BusinessWeek →
“The best minds of my generation are thinking about how to make people click ads,” he says. “That sucks.”
The Friend
“This guy’s walking down the street when he falls in a hole. The walls are so steep he can’t get out.
A doctor passes by, and the guy shouts up, ‘Hey, you, can you help me out?’
The doctor writes a prescription, throws it down in the hole and moves on.
Then a priest comes along, and the guy shouts up, ‘Father, I’m down in this hole. Can you help me out?’
The priest writes a prayer, throws it...
March 2011
8 posts
The Cooper Journal: More, better, faster: UX... →
February 2011
3 posts
A VC: Marketing →
January 2011
5 posts
“Good design is all about simplicity and consistency. At Facebook, we show you a lot of information about the people you care about and give you the tools to share information about yourself with your friends. Design is the problem of making content information easy and intuitive to use, and making sure that the information presented to the user is simple to understand and not overwhelming....
“if you invest for ‘the intellectual challenge’ rather than to make lots of money, you’ll get what you wished for”
December 2010
5 posts
Watch“There’s no substitution for hard work. I’m really hardcore that way. I love being hardcore.”
yokoo:
Handmade Portrait by Yokoo http://tinyurl.com/23t8x45
WatchABIES ELECTRONICUS (by 1024)
Watchrobbiemitchell:
LOL-inducing talk by Knewton CEO Jose Ferreira about entrepreneurs and MBAs. Worth listening to even if you don’t watch. (That’s “Jose” with a hard “j”.)
November 2010
7 posts
“Victor Hugo would write naked and tell his valet to hide his clothes so that...”
– What we can learn from procrastination : The New Yorker
WatchElizabeth Gilbert on nurturing creativity | Video on TED.com
Don’t be afraid. Don’t be daunted. Just do your job. Continue to show up for your piece of it, whatever that might be. If your dance is to dance, do your dance. If the divine, cockeyed genius assigned to your case decides to let some sort of wonderment be glimpsed, for just one moment through your efforts, then...