Black boxes
It can be helpful to think of your project or organisation as a black box – not a flight data recorder, but as something that… Read More »Black boxes
Steve Levitt on writing, letting work sit for a while and humility
I was working on the paper with a professor at Yale… and I sent him a draft of the paper. He sends me back his… Read More »Steve Levitt on writing, letting work sit for a while and humility
Lost Worlds
Listening to Suo Gân evokes a nostalgia for 1930s Shanghai* almost as strong as the nostalgia I feel for the 1980s Hong Kong of my… Read More »Lost Worlds
Mad Ned: the two and done rule
The whole memo is well worth reading, but this bit stood out: I’ve saved my favorite piece of advice to the end. The “Two-And-Done” Rule… Read More »Mad Ned: the two and done rule
OpenAI Codex; or, why you might not want to go all in on becoming a full-stack developer
It makes sense that one of the jobs most amenable to automation by AI must be computer programming itself. For all their complicated (as opposed… Read More »OpenAI Codex; or, why you might not want to go all in on becoming a full-stack developer
Alex Osterwalder: a blueprint for innovation (Business Model Canvas)
This is a great introduction to the Business Model Canvas. I still prefer the long one from 2012, but this much shorter one clearly outlines… Read More »Alex Osterwalder: a blueprint for innovation (Business Model Canvas)
Steve Blank on lean launchpad and pedagogy for entrepreneurship
This recent blog post from Steve Blank is the best summary of his contribution to thinking about entrepreneurship that I’ve seen. Highly recommended – and… Read More »Steve Blank on lean launchpad and pedagogy for entrepreneurship
On information and time, and what we know for certain
Information gets more interesting when you look at it over time: A series of photos of a place or people over time tells a story;… Read More »On information and time, and what we know for certain
Allen Downey on the cool things about free books (2)
More from Allen Downey (full version – recommended – here). A free license is not just a different way to distribute the same product; a… Read More »Allen Downey on the cool things about free books (2)
Allen Downey on the cool things about free books (1)
I love this story. Millions of people have learnt to program in Python using Think Python and its derivatives… not bad for a book that… Read More »Allen Downey on the cool things about free books (1)