Steve Blank: The Secret History of Silicon Valley
Recommended – accompanied by slides and just-as-interesting information about Steve Blank’s involvement at his website here.
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Patrick Collison on the hedonic treadmill and the struggles of building Stripe
A long extract from a good episode of the Tim Ferriss show – link below. The thing that I think is important to communicate is,… Read More »Patrick Collison on the hedonic treadmill and the struggles of building Stripe
Marc Andreessen on the secret of Netscape’s success (c.1995)
Netscape’s secret is that we’re in the middle of an exploding market. Marc Andreessen It’s as simple and as difficult as that.* *In one sense,… Read More »Marc Andreessen on the secret of Netscape’s success (c.1995)
“What can I do to make things better?” (3): ends, means, and the Roomba of contingency
Uncertainty about ends, means and you. There’s an important caveat to the any understanding we come to about ends, means, and your place in the… Read More »“What can I do to make things better?” (3): ends, means, and the Roomba of contingency
“What can I do to make things better?” (2): assumptions
While you’re establishing* your habit of thought-and-action, look again at the question. It contains at least three assumptions, each raising another set of questions. 1.… Read More »“What can I do to make things better?” (2): assumptions
“Dogs that do not bark”: Gwern Branwen on unseen progress since the 1990s
Progress is usually debated in terms of the big things like lifting the Third World out of poverty, eliminating child mortality, or science & tech:… Read More »“Dogs that do not bark”: Gwern Branwen on unseen progress since the 1990s
Douglas Crockford on making a standard (JSON) (2): minimal solutions and decision making
This is part of a great talk from infoQ. JSON (Javascript Object Notation) is a format for sending data between computers, including those running different… Read More »Douglas Crockford on making a standard (JSON) (2): minimal solutions and decision making
Douglas Crockford on making a standard (JSON) (1)
In 2001 I was at a company I’d started called State Software… we produced some brilliant demonstrations and were beginning to make some progress in… Read More »Douglas Crockford on making a standard (JSON) (1)
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