May 2012
21 posts
“We’re keenly aware that when we develop and make something and bring it to...”
– Jonathan Ive
Don’t worry about what the competition is doing. Worry about what you’re doing. That’s how you do the best work. (via parislemon)
“If you’re offered a seat on a rocket ship, don’t ask what seat. Just get on.”
– Sheryl Sandberg’s Inspiring Speech At Harvard Business School (via courtenaybird)
“Don’t spend all your time refining, get your ideas out there and see if people...”
– So many great lines from Barbara’s post: Can you Teach Someone to Be an Entrepreneur (via garychou)
Via fredwilson.vc
If Microsoft's Bing can't even find itself, how...
I watched an intro to the redesigned Bing search engine that is supposed to leverage the power of your social network to provide enhanced (and more meaningful) results. At the end the video clearly shows the URL www.Bing.com/new.
I tried to go there, and Bing told me I was wrong.
I’m no expert, but it usually helps to have pages live when you’re trying to direct traffic to...
The $144,146,165 Button →
unwieldy:
The average New York City taxi cab driver makes $90,747 in revenue per year. There are roughly 13,267 cabs in the city. In 2007, NYC forced cab drivers to begin taking credit cards, which involved installing a touch screen system for payment.
During payment, the user is presented with three default buttons for tipping: 20%, 25%, and 30%. When cabs were cash only, the average tip was...
“The success rate of a first-time venture-backed entrepreneur is about 18%. If...”
– Joe (via brycedotvc)
“So if you are doing the startup game for money, and lots of it, you are in for a...”
– Great article from Fred Wilson you can find here.
“Companies die from not being eaten by their competitors, but from self-inflicted...”
–
Drew Houston, Dropbox (via sequoiacapital)
I put this quote on a slide at today’s foursquare company meeting. This is the last thing any startup founder wants to be associated with. And I feel that being self-aware, honest and transparent as a company, with everyone in the company - and letting...
“Be kind, for everyone you meet is fighting a hard battle.”
– John Watson.
April 2012
13 posts
“You want to know what’s weird? Spending hundreds of dollars on clothes and shoes...”
– Joe Peacock (via brycedotvc)
Smart perspective -
University of Florida Eliminates Computer Science...
Wait, what?!?! The year is 2012, and the tech space is doing nothing but heat up. This can’t be true.
But it is. Full Forbes story here.
8 Core Beliefs of Extraordinary Bosses
This is a very accurate article, and the following 5 resonate through and through with me both as a leader and as an employee.
2. A company is a community, not a machine.
3. Management is service, not control.
4. My employees are my peers, not my children.
5. Motivation comes from vision, not from fear.
and
8. Work should be fun, not mere toil.
You can read the entire article here.
WatchI’m speaking at this next week, giving a talk on: Analytics and Collaboration: Opportunities and Challenges in Healthcare.
“You can’t build a reputation on what you are going to do.”
– Henry Ford (via livejamie)
Wise words, Mr. Ford.
March 2012
29 posts
“A final thought: On average, you have 78 years total to live. The first 18-20...”
– This is such a great quote, and I urge everyone to read the entire article.
“Hosting your cloud onshore may not protect you when American cops come knocking.”
– This is a profound article about the ramifications of the Patriot Act when storing your data outside of the USA.
http://www.smh.com.au/it-pro/cloud/what-will-you-do-when-the-us-comes-for-you-20120125-1qhc1.html
WatchFor those who know me, an awesome return to Calgary.
“Worrying is like a rocking chair. It gives you something to do but it...”
“Instead of saying “I don’t have time” try saying “it’s not a priority,” and see...”
– (via swissmiss | Change your language.)
