“…then the business managers at the new organizations are going to have a lot of explaining to do. Why were they sending so much traffic to Twitter all these years? Why were they promoting it so much? Didn’t ever occur to them that this was a competitor of theirs?” – Dave Winer [mp3]
Monthly Archives: April 2011
Tasting is Success
“If you are just starting out making funky beers, making a beer that is palatable will be considered a success.” – Vinnie Cilurzo, Russian River Brewing. [ppt]
Shrug, Corkboard, Shrug
After much hemming and hawing. I picked up an Android phone this week. It feels like settling. It solves a couple short term problems – but overall, it doesn’t really move the needle. Additionally, I’m reminded of something I wrote 2 1/2 years ago. “After years of hauling multiple toolboxes from rented apartment to rented …
Finally, The Future We Were Promised
“The DisplayCabinet presents itself as a glowing ring on a side table. Placing items in the ring pops out relevant information about them. We started with keys and a wallet as it is typical to store these on a side table and doesn’t involve changing the users normal behaviour.” – Dan W. Williams DisplayCabinet from …
First Crack #126. Hardware Startups with Matt Bauer
PedalBrain‘s Matt Bauer and I talk about the challenges, capital requirements, and multi-year timelines inherent in bringing a retail hardware product to market. He talks about the recent epiphany he had with PedalBrain and how that enlightenment has helped him through these challenges. Listen to Hardware Startups with Matt Bauer. [31 min]
First Crack #126. Hardware Startups with Matt Bauer
PedalBrain‘s Matt Bauer and I talk about the challenges, capital requirements, and multi-year timelines inherent in bringing a retail hardware product to market. Listen to Hardware Startups with Matt Bauer.
Tour the Neighborhood via Sketchup
Over on the Minneapolis Craigslist, I saw this post: “I need some people to help create 3D models of residential homes using Google sketch up or any other 3D software. Please send an example of your work (inside, outside, both) and your rate sheet for what you can offer. I am a Realtor and have …
Stone Arch .5K – Sat., May 7 · 2:00pm
“This race is for everyone and it is not too late to start training: .5 Kilometers is 50,000 cm–.31 cruel miles, for those of you who reject the metric system. It’s about the distance covered in four city blocks. Pro tip: practice running one side of a block per week, adding another side every week …
“You Gotta Let Go of that Cow”
Inspired by a fantastic lunch with Matt Bauer I was reminded of this scene from Northern Exposure: There is much truth in these 3 minutes.
when = 2(guess) + wiggle room
“It’s not just developers that are bad with estimates either. Everyone at some point is just winging it because it’s something they’ve never done before and won’t be able to successfully make a judgement until they have.” – Ashley Moran