Haiku Basho: Summer grass The samurai found an honorable death in battle. In Basho's poem, the futility of our efforts becomes plain. All we have are our actions in any given moment.
Haiku Takahama: The winds that blows The human condition desires control. Control of our circumstances, our environment, yet very little of ourselves. Takahama's haiku challenges us to embrace change.
Creativity Astro Teller on the future of education and moonshots I am certain that the education system of the future does not involve rote learning or standardized testing. Like Astro Teller, I'm concerned about the way our children learn today.
Principles Ray Dalio on forming principles If you're looking for a modern guide to success, I recommend Ray Dalio’s Principles. He suggests you, "think for yourself—to decide 1) what you want, 2) what is true and 3) what to do about it."
Principles Management philosophy Sunzi’s Art of War has been a strategic inspiration for Western businesspeople for many years. Yet strategy without knowing how to conduct oneself in "battle" is of no use.
Publishing Writing "the fact that ..." doesn't make a fact Writing "the fact that" doesn’t automagically make anything fact. Does Wall Street really judge founder CEOs differently to non-founder CEOs? I don't know, but I do know short-term results interest the Street and that they don't really care who delivers them.
Tunes Listening to See Me Speak In Color by Rocket Empire I’m building a website for a client today. It’s a chill project. So are these tunes from Rocket Empire. If you subscribe to Spotify, enjoy!
Marketing Don't hide spam in product update emails Don't put spam in product and security update emails unless you like unhappy customers. Here's how AwardWallet gets it wrong.
Tunes Listening to I AM OMNI (produced by Tricky) IAMOMNI's eponymous full-length debut brings back memories of Massive Attack, Portishead and DJ Shadow, but with an LA twist. Enjoy!
Technology Periscope and the future of "broadcasting" Imagine rebroadcasting disparate users at a live event, or a location over time. I share my vision for the future of live, social video broadcast.
Business Lefsetz still throwing cheap shots from the cheap seats Sadly many people like watching a train wreck, so to speak. Which is why Bob Lefsetz pulls a crowd, first in music and now in tech. He's wrong about Twitter, and Apple Music.
Business Non-founder CEO "moral authority" "Some believe that as a non-founder CEO, Costolo lacked some of the moral authority needed to make major changes to Twitter." If true, Twitter shouldn't be a public company.
Startup Don't think timing matters, Bill Gross says it does Hard lessons learned in being first to market, when what matters more is timing.
Music Business Who the f**k is Arthur Fogal If you're interested in the live music industry and the impresarios behind the scenes, Who the f_k is Arthur Fogal is an eye opening, not-to-be-missed documentary. Interviewees include Bono, U2's former manager Paul McGuinness and their current manager Guy Oseary (who also manages Madonna), Lady
Business What's the point of NPS (if you ain't going to use it) Ever do an online survey with the question, "How likely is that you would recommend [our widget] to your friends?" The thing is, I've never had a company whose surveys I've responded to contact me.
Business The Customer Success oxymoron When I first heard the term "customer success," I almost laughed out loud. Aren't successful customers the point? Turns out that in America, possibly not.
Business Terms always matter, so does you're ability to negotiate them Heidi Roizen’s post "How to Build a Unicorn From Scratch – and Walk Away with Nothing" tells the tale of an entrepreneur who walked away with nothing.
Business My fave business development quote You can work business development when we have a business to develop!
Business How the economic machine works by Ray Dalio Three years of college economics crammed into 30 minutes, for the cost of your time and attention.
Business So you want to be in sales? This tip for those starting out in sales from Jorge Soto says everything you need to know about the attitude of successful salespeople.
Tunes Listening to #ASOT710 the best episode yet! This week's A State of Trance is the best I can remember. Driving synths, chill breakdowns. Coding? Pushing your daily exercise to the limit? This. Is. It.
Business Of course the next Samsung will come from China Earlier this month the re/code team ran a series of interesting posts on China's tech industry. Walt Mossberg suggested the next Samsung will come from China.
Startup Don't call it a comeback For startup guys and gals having a bad day, focus on your goals and stay true to your vision.
Tunes Listening to Love Story by Yelawolf Eminem put the idea that white guys can't rap to bed. Just in case you're still not convinced /:
Startup Founder depression and my fixes I founded and bootstrapped three businesses. This is my contribution to the discussion about startup founder depression.
