May 2012
2 posts
“I remember the first time I saw a piece of paper come out of the laser printer...”
– Steve Jobs at 44 — TIME
“YouTube nor Facebook or any of these other companies aim to be an alternative to...”
– stdout.be | Fungible
April 2012
8 posts
“When small start-ups I’ve spoken with do make money, they often find it...”
– Disruptions: Start-Ups Keep Revenue at Zero to Cash In on Acquisition - NYTimes.com
Oh shit, we’re doing it wrong.
“It took us 24 years to sell that many Macs, and five years for that many iPods,...”
– Tim Cook Spells Out the Rapid Growth of Apple’s iPad - NYTimes.com
“Don’t ignore your dreams; don’t work too much; say what you think;...”
– The Top of My Todo List
Time and taste →
marco:
All of the money, web traffic, and cheap cardboard boxes in the world can’t buy time or taste.
Spot on.
“I was focused on trying to make the usability of editing data as easy and...”
– User Experience And The Poison On The Tip Of The Arrow | TechCrunch
Finding that designer who can identify and solve the real underlying problem is key.
“A new version comes out, some random behavior has changed, and either you suck...”
– Why I use Safari instead of Firefox | jwz
Read between the lines and you’ll see how “one-codebase-to-rule-them-all” thinking across mobile platforms falls short.
“Disaster is many times the prelude to success. You just have to get through it.”
– JLM, the master of commenting
A VC: The Board Of Directors: Board Committees (via fred-wilson)
Weathering the storm is the hardest part of entrepreneurship / startups.
Hatchlings Blog: Don't Be Evil: How Google Screwed... →
hatchlingsblog:
After trying to go through the “proper channels” for almost a year now it’s time to share this story of how Google screwed over our startup with the world.
Hatchlings is the world’s largest Easter Egg hunt. We have over 3.5 million users spanning all 50 states and almost every country on…
March 2012
1 post
“I would argue that one of the most fundamental failings of “design...”
– Jon Kolko » Interaction design and design synthesis.
So true.
February 2012
1 post
Charlie’s vocabulary now includes Battlestar...
January 2012
3 posts
Pixar's Storytelling tips from Andrew Stanton
Empathize with your main character, even if you don’t like all of his/her motivations or qualities. (For example, Woody in Toy Story initially masked his selfish desires as being selfless.)
Unity of opposites. Each character must have clear goals that oppose each other.
You should have something to say. Not a message, per se, but some perspective, some experiential truth.
Have a key...
Killing your startup while looking smart: Half... →
tutorblog:
HMS allows a founder to continually list things that have not been tried in total, to believe in the savior lodged around the corner which they’ll get to before they run out of time. Paradoxically, that faith means that you will likely never uncover that secret - if it does exist (and very rarely is there a single silver bullet for any company). Committing halfway fundamentally means...
“DO THING YOU LOVE MAKE YOU MORE AWESOME. GIVE THING YOU LOVE TO OTHERS MAKE YOU...”
– FAKEGRIMLOCK via CNN Tech Tumblr
November 2011
3 posts
“However, death isn’t an option, it’s an inevitability. And before I die, I want...”
– When Death Feels Like A Good Option | benhuh!com
“Google knows it. Viacom knows it. The Chamber of Commerce knows it. Internet...”
– STOP SOPA, SAVE THE INTERNET - Boing Boing (via fred-wilson)
How Google+ Business Pages Work →
To the point write-up on the Change blog of what you need to know to get started with Google+ Business Pages.
October 2011
4 posts
"Works Fine" →
parislemon:
When discussing whether or not there should be apps built specifically for tablets, Android chief Andy Rubin noted that “the Twitter phone app works fine on a tablet.”
In this case, I can’t determine if “works fine” is code for “looks like shit” or “‘meh’ is good enough”. Either is absolutely the wrong attitude and perhaps speaks a bit to why Android is doing so poorly in the tablet...
4 tags
What we told current Journalism majors about...
What we told current Journalism majors about working at startups.:
If you want a cool job working with cool people, you have to make things. You will not network or interview your way into this job. You have to put yourself out there and do cool things. Blog. Make videos. Organize people. Start a business. Ship product.
(Via BitMethod - Blog)
September 2011
3 posts
4 tags
“Entrepreneurs get so used to friends and family congratulating them on their...”
– Save Your Spin for Someone Who Cares
“Patent trolls are just parasites. A clumsy parasite may occasionally kill the...”
– The Patent Pledge
August 2011
2 posts
“While publishers have struggled to create a mechanism that separates consumers...”
– Steve Jobs Saw What Media Titans Missed - Media Equation - NYTimes.com
An iOS Developer Takes on Android
nfarina:
Recently, we released the Android version of Meridian, our platform for building location-based apps.
We didn’t use one of these “Cross Platform!” tools like Titanium. We wrote it, from scratch, in Java, like you do in Android.
We decided it was important to keep the native stuff native, and to respect each platform’s conventions as much as possible. Some conventions are easy to...
July 2011
4 posts
“It sounds obvious, but the best way to avoid getting screwed is to succeed.”
– 11 quotes about entrepreneurship from venture capitalist Mark Suster
“The empty can rattles the loudest.
This old proverb recently shared to me by a...”
– Funding in Philadelphia – The Empty Can Rattles the Loudest | dangerouslyawesome
“By submitting your stuff to the Services, you grant us (and those we work with...”
– Dropbox - Terms - Simplify your life
A big FUCK YOU from Dropbox to its loyal customers.
June 2011
10 posts
“Computer disks and USB sticks were dropped in parking lots of government...”
– US Govt. plant USB sticks in security study, two thirds take the bait - TNW Industry
“It (Turntable.fm) must be illegal, because it’s awesome, and there’s...”
– How Long Until The RIAA Kills The Best Music Service Around? | Techdirt
“I have a one year old HP Photosmart that will spool up paper and spit it out and...”
– Why, after so many fucking years, do printers still work like overpriced pieces of shit? : AskReddit
“Pay for utility, not quantity. If you’re buying kitchen implements, you’re...”
– The Simple Dollar » 15 Shopping Rules of Thumb
$1,250 Per Megabyte →
parislemon:
That’s the cost of texting without a plan. With a texting plan, it’s still a total rip-off:
Not that those bundled plans are reasonable either: For instance, AT&T offers 1,000 texts for $10, which works out to a stunning $62.50 per megabyte.
The carriers make at least 80 cents on every dollar from this — and probably even more. It’s a total scam. And they’re surprised that...
May 2011
2 posts
Watchputorti:
No brand cuffs.
“Although the 70% of my time spent on family is no longer 70% it is much less but...”
– word
Gotham Gal: Still CEO of the Wilson household
love
(via kmaverick)
I have no idea how Abbie pulls it off!
April 2011
7 posts
Watchofficialbeastieboys:
Good people, unfortunately due to circumstances beyond our control, the “clean” version of our new album, The Hot Sauce Committee pt 2 has leaked. So as a hostile and retaliatory measure with great hubris we are making the full explicit aka filthy dirty nasty version available for streaming on our site. We hope this brings much happiness, hugs, and harmony. Enjoy Kikoos for...
“The problem is that the last 1% is regularly the first thing a user sees, be it...”
– Peter Clark - wakemate review
officialbeastieboys:
Make Some Noise This...
“One thing leads to another and all of a sudden you look at the work you’re...”
– Bootstrapped, Profitable, & Proud: Coudal - (37signals)
Roger Ebert's Glossary of Movie terms →
merlin:
Land Boom Rule - In any movie where there is a cocktail party featuring a chart, map, or model of a new real estate development, a wealthy property developer will be found dead inside an expensive automobile.
Put on a happy face ... →
amyraelle:
There is a simple little concept that I feel goes unnoticed sometimes. It goes basically like this:
Life sucks. For all of us.
We all have our own burdens to bear, whether they be physical, emotional, or some kind of existential crisis. And you know what we’re all looking for to overcome…