“Other people might love the Walmart, but I’m loving you.” – Tammy Thingelstad “Now that it’s so much easier to produce a product in the small and market a product in the small, and now that it’s so beneficial to offer a service to just a few, with focus and attention, perhaps we need to …
Author Archives: Garrick van Buren
How Do We Fix Typos with Social Media?
We all make mistakes that are overlooked before we hit publish. I’m always thankful when you point out my typos and other mistakes. That’s one of the reasons my contact info is on every page. Heck, wiki systems are even have error correction is baked into their DNA. This morning I spotted a typo on …
Apple Calls Sputnik on Samsung
“Time to check out Samsung, I guess; Apple seems to think they’ve got a really good product.” – Chris Rhodes
“The future of the book is the blurb.”
and more McLuhanisms from Marshall McLuhan .com “People don’t actually read newspapers. They step into them every morning like a hot bath.” “The road is our major architectural form.” “We look at the present through a rear-view mirror. We march backwards into the future.” “This information is top security. When you have read it, destroy …
Tying Their Own News
“…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]
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.