On making stuff: that Steve Jobs quote
When you grow up you tend to get told the world is the way it is and your life is just to live your life… Read More »On making stuff: that Steve Jobs quote
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In their hands
Make something people can use. Put it in their hands. See what happens. If they’re eager to pay – attention, time, money – you’re onto… Read More »In their hands
Conservatism and the status quo
Edmund Burke and Friedrich Hayek make good arguments for leaning towards conservatism (small c). For all its problems, the relatively stable equilibrium we live in… Read More »Conservatism and the status quo
121 minutes to your first podcast episode
This is a different type of post – more of a howto or a ‘what I tried’, in the spirit of moving fast and getting… Read More »121 minutes to your first podcast episode
Trajectory
When you’re on a long journey, a small change in direction can make all the difference, for better or worse. It doesn’t look like much… Read More »Trajectory
Business Model Canvas
This is one of the most useful tools I’ve come across for understanding how your business works (or might works). It designed for lean-startup style… Read More »Business Model Canvas
Do it now, and start small
Here’s a great case study in doing it now and starting small from Fast Company founder Alan Webber. It’s about how Muhammad Yunus founded Grameen… Read More »Do it now, and start small
Build, measure, learn
This post is a leap from Rule 2 of bootstrapping the non-profit: Do it Now. This is such a key idea, and so interesting and… Read More »Build, measure, learn
Bootstrapping the non-profit organisation Rule 2: Do it Now
This is the second in a series applying Seth Godin’s rules of bootstrapping (see also here) to building a non-profit organisation. Rule 2: Do it Now Do it now. Not… Read More »Bootstrapping the non-profit organisation Rule 2: Do it Now
The meat is on the street
John Wimber, founder of the Vineyard movement of churches, wasn’t renowned as a systematic religious teacher. Apparently people would ask him “John, when are you… Read More »The meat is on the street