Ben Horowitz – The Hard Thing About Hard Things
This is a great cut-the-crap book about management and building a company. It’s most relevant to the the tech world, but there are plenty of… Read More »Ben Horowitz – The Hard Thing About Hard Things
Books and Recommendations
Seth Godin: freelancing and the hard work of being an entrepreneur
Freelancers get paid when they work. Using our own fingers, our own skills, we do the work. So when I’m making a podcast, it’s me.… Read More »Seth Godin: freelancing and the hard work of being an entrepreneur
What’s it worth? (1)
$50 for a pair of jeans.£100 for a pair of shoes.£250 for a smartphone – if you’re thrifty. The prices of these and many other… Read More »What’s it worth? (1)
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
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
DriverlessCrocodile ping-pong: five questions, ten minutes (v0.1)
Here’s a set of quickfire questions you might enjoy answering: Introduce yourself: who are you, what do you do, and why is it important? What’s… Read More »DriverlessCrocodile ping-pong: five questions, ten minutes (v0.1)
Kevin Kelly – what is technology?
Not just shiny new stuff It was clear (at least to me) that technology was an extension of natural life, but in what ways was… Read More »Kevin Kelly – what is technology?
Podcast recommendation: Marc Andreesen on The Moment with Brian Koppelman
I’ve already shared an extract from this episode about systems thinking here, but the whole interview is fascinating and everyone I’ve recommended it to has… Read More »Podcast recommendation: Marc Andreesen on The Moment with Brian Koppelman
Building blocks and open source organisations
No doubt your organisation has lots of moving parts, many of which are specific to what you do. But it’s probably also made up of… Read More »Building blocks and open source organisations
Machine. Ecosystem. (5) – Duncan Green on systems thinking and development
A ‘system’ is an interconnected set of elements coherently organized in a way that achieves something. It is more than the sum of its parts:… Read More »Machine. Ecosystem. (5) – Duncan Green on systems thinking and development