March 2010
5 posts
The distinction I have in mind is between knowing the inside of a topic in deep...
– http://metamodern.com/2009/05/27/how-to-learn-about-everything/
This sort of knowledge is a kind of specialty, really — a limited slice of...
– http://metamodern.com/2009/05/17/how-to-understand-everything-and-why/
…the structures, relationships, contents, controversies, open problems,...
– http://metamodern.com/2009/05/17/how-to-understand-everything-and-wh
And even more fundamental than these are questions of knowledge about...
– http://metamodern.com/2009/05/17/how-to-understand-everything-and-why/
“Most subjects in science and engineering, however, are narrower than...
– http://metamodern.com/2009/05/17/how-to-understand-everything-and-why/
December 2009
14 posts
The vast majority of people who visit your site will be casual visitors....
– http://www.paulgraham.com/startuplessons.html
Design for a humanist experience
Technology hs a reputation for making us feel...
– http://austinhill.posterous.com/what-matters-now-36
When each new observation builds on earlier observations, context accumulates. ...
– http://austinhill.posterous.com/what-matters-now-36
Obtaining power requires will and skill—the ambition to do the hard work...
– http://austinhill.posterous.com/what-matters-now-36
an understanding of the business and what was required within the business,...
– http://coevolving.com/blogs/index.php/archive/t-shaped-professionals-t-shaped-skills-hybrid-managers/
We look for people who are so inquisitive about the world that they’re...
– http://www.fastcompany.com/magazine/95/design-strategy.html?page=0%2C1
“This test is also useful to individuals. If you want to know whether...
– http://paulgraham.com/relres.html
Being relentlessly resourceful is definitely not the recipe for success in big...
– http://paulgraham.com/relres.html
Resourceful implies the obstacles are external, which they generally are in...
– http://paulgraham.com/relres.html
In any interesting domain, the difficulties will be novel. Which means you...
– http://paulgraham.com/relres.html
A good running back is not merely determined, but flexible as well. They want...
– http://paulgraham.com/relres.html
Hapless implies passivity. To be hapless is to be battered by circumstances—to...
– http://paulgraham.com/relres.html
A couple days ago I finally got being a good startup founder down to two words:...
– http://paulgraham.com/relres.html
Lessons from Dragon’s Den:
1. Never fall in love with the deal
2. Never...
November 2009
28 posts
Do not do what I do; rather, take whatever I have to offer and do with it what I...
– http://www.nytimes.com/2009/04/27/opinion/27taylor.html?_r=2#
In fact, some researchers find that too much choice can actually lead people to...
– http://www.apa.org/monitor/jun04/toomany.html
But there’s a point where all of this choice starts to be not only...
– http://www.apa.org/monitor/jun04/toomany.html
when shoppers are given the option of choosing among smaller and larger...
– http://www.apa.org/monitor/jun04/toomany.html
you can end up with several products that target the same customer. The customer...
– http://www.apa.org/monitor/jun04/toomany.html
the bigger the assortment, the harder it is for people to choose, except under...
– http://www.apa.org/monitor/jun04/toomany.html
Study the options, then settle on something you feel good, if not perfectly,...
– http://www.apa.org/monitor/jun04/toomany.html
Aerospace engineers are obsessed with redundancy and backup systems. Russell...
– http://www.fastcompany.com/magazine/66/mylife.html?page=0%2C5
The reality is, making money is such hard work that it changes you. It takes...
– http://www.fastcompany.com/magazine/66/mylife.html?page=0%2C1
For startups, Christmas comes in November. Partners come back from vacation in...
– http://www.techcrunch.com/2009/11/18/good-question-the-eight-best-questions-we-got-while-raising-venture-capital/
TWITTER IS SURPASSING GOOGLE as a destination for finding information on...
– http://blogmaverick.com/
And programmers build applications for the platforms they use. Most...
– http://paulgraham.com/apple.html
…evil begets stupidity. An organization that wins by exercising power...
– http://paulgraham.com/apple.html
If your company seems evil, the best programmers won’t work for you. That...
– http://paulgraham.com/apple.html
But partners and suppliers are always complaining. It would be a bad sign if...
– http://paulgraham.com/apple.html
Africa’s not an issue. It’s not a cause or a problem. It’s a...
– http://www.inc.com/magazine/20091101/19-blogs-you-should-bookmark-right-now-ethan-zuckerman.html
Popular Blogs - Business for Entrepreneurs →
You only desire what you cannot get…People want exclusivity, so you must...
– http://www.economist.com/people/displayStory.cfm?story_id=14857221&source=hptextfeature
If I don’t sell it, then I will decide who gets it and who doesn’t. I will be...
– http://www.economist.com/people/displayStory.cfm?story_id=14857221&source=hptextfeature
Early startup customers are visionaries just like the founders selling to them....
– http://steveblank.com/
Once you start to see your monthly paycheck as an endurance challenge, a few...
– http://rura.org/blog/
The specific delusion that motion is action is but one instance of what...
– http://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=931027
a situation in which multiple individuals, acting independently, and solely and...
– http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tragedy_of_the_commons
UL vs DL
Upload traffic is exceeding download traffic… that is super weird.
Where is Gigs of uploading coming from?
o.O;
Virtual Goods with Real Money
Gaming. Social. Networks.
Driving virtual market quite evident in Asia where internet/mobile penetration is high.
Virtual goods. Real money. Multi-billion dollar market.
http://www.slideshare.net/plus8star/virtual-goods-in-asia?src=embed
If the environment has changed dramatically and you are feeling pain because of...
– http://sethgodin.typepad.com/seths_blog/2009/11/the-why-imperative.html
Hello tumblr.
For someone who loves large texts like me, this new web design trend of Big text, simple layouts (which I would guess would be perfect for mobiles and smaller screens), is totally my style.