Brian Chesky on culture and hiring well
Our first employee was our first engineer and I think we looked for him for four or five months. I probably looked through thousands of… Read More »Brian Chesky on culture and hiring well
Stuart Patience
Marc Andreessen: Scenius
Here’s another highlight from Brian Koppelman’s interview with Marc Andreessen on The Moment. This time they’re talking about the importance of ‘scenes’ – groups of… Read More »Marc Andreessen: Scenius
Wisdom, for now and later
Eat honey, my child, for it is good; honey from the comb is sweet to your taste.1Know also that wisdom is like honey for you: If you… Read More »Wisdom, for now and later
Podcasting resources from Buzzsprout
I just came across these excellent tutorials from Buzzsprout: Audacity Tutorial: 17 Essential Podcast Recording & Editing Tips Loads of stuff about settings, filters, export… Read More »Podcasting resources from Buzzsprout
Doing to see
My sister and I just recorded a special episode for Driverlesscroc Podcast(‘Useful Things’), learnt a lot doing it, including: That recording both ends of a… Read More »Doing to see
Marc Andreesen: Edison vs Tesla (“Whose fault was that?”)
Brian: How do you talk to people though who have that chip on their shoulder, like, they look at someone like Elon as like, “Well, hey,… Read More »Marc Andreesen: Edison vs Tesla (“Whose fault was that?”)
Cutting edge – learning and change
The edge on a knife is important – it’s the sharp end (okay, side) where the cutting actually takes place. It needs to stay sharp,… Read More »Cutting edge – learning and change
Tim O’Reilly on structural literacy
Access to an unlimited world of information is a powerful augmentation of human capability, but it still has prerequisites. Before she could make an exquisite… Read More »Tim O’Reilly on structural literacy
DCPodcast howto – recording via skype
Happy to report that we’ve just recorded a special-edition first episode of the Driverlesscroc podcast and it went off without a hitch. Recording between Jakarta… Read More »DCPodcast howto – recording via skype
Marc Andreesen on ideas vs execution
… there was a great Dilbert strip where the pony-haired boss says, “You know, I have a great idea for a startup. All I need… Read More »Marc Andreesen on ideas vs execution