January 2012
1 post
“Make a great product, then let people know about it”
– Jon Gruber on Apple’s marketing
December 2011
1 post
November 2011
3 posts
“I’d say Determination is the single most important quality in a startup...”
– Stories of Startups Early Days
“Less but Better”
– Dieter Rams
“Simplicity is the ultimate sophistication”
– Leonardo Da Vinci
June 2011
1 post
“Focus is about saying No”
– Steve Jobs
May 2011
1 post
“Remembering that I’ll be dead soon is the most important tool I’ve ever...”
– Steve Jobs (via tmblg)
April 2011
3 posts
“Don’t just do something, sit there”
“Love is patient, love is kind…It is not self-seeking”
– never noticed that part about self seeking in the verse before
March 2011
2 posts
“Rule #6 - Stop taking yourself so damn seriously”
– The Art of Possibillty
February 2011
3 posts
“Life is too important to take too seriously”
October 2010
1 post
May 2010
2 posts
“Embrace Simplicity”
November 2009
1 post
“Innovation comes from saying no to 1,000 things to make sure we don’t get...”
– Steve Jobs
August 2009
2 posts
“But after 23 years of living I have learned one really important thing: life...”
– Neil Pattel
July 2009
5 posts
“He is extremely demanding of all those around him and has a very low tolerance...”
– Steve Jobs, The genuine article
June 2009
11 posts
“Low expectations are the secret to happiness”
– Thomas Kosh
Communication
Here is a talk I recently gave. I was asked to talk about web2.0 tools and tricks, but thought that might be kinda boring for the audience so I broadened it and tried to focus on communication in general. The slides above are somewhat bare since they are simply supplemental to the talk given. But hopefully you can get the gist of it.
“it doesn’t matter”
– Milton Glaser (read all 10 points)
“the husband has complete rights over his wifes decision when the wife is...”
– an intense story from my doctor friend. read more.
“In a city where there are slums right outside some of the most expensive homes,...”
– Rich and Poor in India
May 2009
3 posts
“Entrepreneurs don’t need degrees like lawyers and doctors do. They are...”
– One Thing You Don’t Need To Be An Entrepreneur: A College Degree (via simplify)
“Don’t bullshit, build shit.”
– via mikehudack
“C” players are nonproducers. They are likely to “enervate”...”
– Vitality curve - Wikipedia
April 2009
9 posts
“A complex system that works is invariably found to have evolved from a simple...”
– John Gall
“We need to set up a knowledge transfer session to download from everyone so...”
– fantastic. from Marco. Also please read this little bit too.
“In Russia, the most recent available figures show 1.6 million abortions compared...”
– Danm, that sucks, killing more kids than births. Source
“I’m convinced that most people only spend 1-2 hours a day actually working. Of...”
– Keanu vs. the cubicle
“Never Criticize Your Competitors”
– Loic Le Meur
“We don’t make movies to make money, we make money to make more movies”
– Walt Disney
March 2009
2 posts
“Every morning our newspapers could report, “More than 20,000 people...”
– Poverty - TIME