The business of software is a bit of a miracle. Properly designed, software isn’t more expensive to create when more people use it. In fact, when network effects are involved, it’s actu… | Continue reading
Ideas don't come from watching television Ideas sometimes come from listening to a lecture Ideas often come while reading a book Good ideas come from bad ideas, but only if there are enough of… | Continue reading
The business of software is a bit of a miracle. Properly designed, software isn’t more expensive to create when more people use it. In fact, when network effects are involved, it’s actu… | Continue reading
Time zones are a recent invention. It used to be that local time was different everywhere. Each village had its own high noon. Factories required synchronization, so that workers would all show up … | Continue reading
Imagine a circle of ten kids, passing the ball from one to another. What you do when you don't have the ball doesn't have much impact on how fast the ball moves around. But during the mom… | Continue reading
The story goes that James Cook brought fermented german cabbage with him on a long voyage, an innovative way to combat scurvy. He knew that getting his sailors to eat this strange and stinky food w… | Continue reading
“…but it might be for you.” That’s a home run. The stuff that’s for everyone, that’s easy to click, sniff, share, produce and learn–that stuff ends up havi… | Continue reading
When we go looking for a co-worker, a freelancer, a vendor or even a boss, we’re hoping for something. It might be: Perfect Interesting Accommodating Productive Challenging and a host of othe… | Continue reading