March 2011
7 posts
Timing - when a quarter is worth $39.99
I fucking hate parking tickets. I get way too many and they drive me nuts. A few weeks ago, I was parked at a meter, needed more time, but didn’t have any quarters. At the same time, the parking…ticket…person (I suppose it’s not cool to call them meter maids anymore) was a few cars down writing out a ticket. I was pretty much next in line for a ticket. The tickets for...
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Soul building in a group - it doesn't work. Keep...
I believe in collaboration. I believe in crowdsourcing. I believe that good ideas can come out of group discussions and brainstorming.
But I don’t believe that the Soul of a business can be created, designed or developed as a group exercise.
I am speaking partly out of experience on this one. I recently tried to develop a new application/business and the early brainstorming came in...
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Howard Shultz certainly buys into the idea of...
I was psyched to see this feature in the NYT on Howard Shultz and his comeback to Starbucks. I was psyched because I have always looked to Starbucks as one of the most ‘soulful’ companies ever. By ‘soulful’ I mean a company whose activities and growth was defined, driven & fueled by an incredibly strong Soul. I always believed that Starbucks lost its Soul when...
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Tim O'Reily talks about the "Core" of O'Reily...
Saw @timoreily speak yesterday at SXSWi. First of all, I find Tim inspiring in almost every sentence he speaks, so it’s always a treat to hear him speak - especially informally.
He said many cool things in this session, but what I loved most about this particular session is hearing Tim talk about the history of O’Reily & the early days…one story stuck out for me.
Tim told the story of how...
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Giving Tumblr a go
It’s been on my list for a while. Very glad to finally be able to set up my Tumblr account. Looking forward to getting back into blogging again…
