Alone in the darkI’m in a coffin-sized closet, alone in the corner of a dusty basement, sweating and staring at a blinking BIOS terminal. I'm being asked to pick a number between 1 and 4, and I
(originally published on Medium) At the beginning of 2010, I bought a Withings Scale, which turned out to be pretty awesome, because now I have half-a-decade’s worth of weight and body-fat data to examine. I spent the
(originally posted on Medium) Or the story about Helen Keller, the Kudzu, Babe Ruth, David Copperfield, & Your Startup. The Power of StoriesAs a child I believed logical arguments were enough to convince anyone of anything. You just
The web went “Social” last year, and in a big way. This means that the next round of influencers won’t be technologists, but instead social organizers. With the new social fabric & norms now
I’ve often wondered if this is the case. I think early Bill Gates, Larry Ellison, etc, are good examples of people have harnessed insecurity to fuel their business obsession. You need to have a burning desire
Would have been great if I had: Stayed in better touch with artistic folk (more generally, complementary talents)Registered myfullname.comBegan blogging long ago at myfullname.com (think PageRank)This is my PSA for the week. If you
“Once you’re good at connecting consumers with advertisers, it’s hard to be good at anything else.” - David Sarnoff Anybody out there have a take on what it could mean? Maybe that
Advertising is a tax you pay for unremarkable thinking. Johnny Vulcan (via Ricky)
