Every Man Will Be a King; or, Sovereignty
The Wretched Do you hear the people sing?Singing a song of angry men?It is the music of a peopleWho will not be slaves again!When the… Read More »Every Man Will Be a King; or, Sovereignty
Tyler Cowen on Writing on the Internet, and Network Value Creation
I love it when people describe writing a blog, or writing on the internet, as “popularizing” economics or something similar. That is a sign they… Read More »Tyler Cowen on Writing on the Internet, and Network Value Creation
Boardroom: Lessons from Surfing (2) – Whose Fool?
Your Own Fool There will be times while you’re learning to surf that you will feel like a fool: When you ask stupid questions. When… Read More »Boardroom: Lessons from Surfing (2) – Whose Fool?
Crap Arising; or, Catch It
A neighbourhood cat has been leaving unwelcome deposits on our porch with impressive (and elusive) regularity. You can’t let things like this bother you: dealing… Read More »Crap Arising; or, Catch It
Boardroom: Lessons from Surfing (1) – In the Water
The first rule of surfing is that if you want to learn to surf, you have to get in the water and go surfing. There… Read More »Boardroom: Lessons from Surfing (1) – In the Water
“I read a line and I like it enough to read the next”: George Saunders on Stories as Linear Temporal Phenomena
From the so-far excellent A Swim in a Pond in the Rain: Years ago, on the phone with Bill Buford, then fiction editor of The… Read More »“I read a line and I like it enough to read the next”: George Saunders on Stories as Linear Temporal Phenomena
Michael Seibel (2): On Digital Technology and Physical Products
This video from UC Berkeley’s entrepreneurship class is an entertaining take on building successful companies (read: organisations) that work. Y Combinator’s Michael Seibel is nice… Read More »Michael Seibel (2): On Digital Technology and Physical Products
Michael Seibel (1): How to Know if You’re Winning
This video from UC Berkeley’s entrepreneurship class is an entertaining take on building successful companies (i.e. organisations) that work. Y Combinator’s Michael Seibel is nice… Read More »Michael Seibel (1): How to Know if You’re Winning
Innovation at Play: Webcam 1.0
The Uncertain Paternity of Invention The father of invention must be laziness … or play.* 10 magic points if you already knew that the world’s… Read More »Innovation at Play: Webcam 1.0
Marc Andreessen on Scar Tissue, Trying and Failing in the Probabilistic Domain
This was a good interview on Farnham Street’s The Knowledge Project – listen here. Marc Andreessen: It’s the most natural thing in the world to… Read More »Marc Andreessen on Scar Tissue, Trying and Failing in the Probabilistic Domain