February 2011
January 2011
Seth's Blog: Bill James and you →
Wholeheartedly agree. Proven accomplishments is another way of looking at it. For all the people who believe that they don’t have an interview because of their resume, rework it as what have you done? And use your coverletter to highlight your accomplishments - It goes a long way.
“This is difficult if you also insist on treating every customer the same. Or...”
– http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/typepad/sethsmainblog/~3/WhU2Cci0cS0/treat-different-customers-differently.html This is the crux of customer service - Acknowledge, Empathize and Solve. Customers first need the affirmation that they’ve been heard. The solution is the next critical thing. How...
Idea to Market in 5 Months →
A great read on how Glif developed from idea to product in 5 months.
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“For many of us, there is a certain freedom that comes from not having to choose....”
– Freedom From Choice
This is the crux of the Apple value proposition - sensible defaults that work so that the computer truly becomes a tool for you to achieve what you set out to do.
That said, I do hear, from very close friends, on how difficult it is to move out of the sensible defaults when...
David Pogue’s Two Favorite PR Pitches from 2010 →
A really good read. Also try the commentary from Shawn Blanc on the impersonal nature of most PR pitches. Will update the post later with the links.
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Flying the SR-71 Blackbird →
I love aircraft stories and this is one of my favorite aircrafts in the whole world. The blackbird. On another note, “BlackBird” is also the name of my iPad. =)
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Official Google Blog: An update from the Chairman →
Good luck to Eric Schmidt. He’s definitely contributed to Google being where it is currently - on top of the technology food chain. But, I’m super interested in the future.
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“Humans are gifted with extremely sensitive bullshit detectors. The average...”
– Alex Payne — Shortchanging Your Business with User-Hostile Platforms
I’ve always found AIR apps to be terrible. There are some great tidbits in the whole article, but this one stands out from a customer’s perspective.
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“As I’m sure you’ve learned, it’s impossible to speak to a spouse if he or she...”
– Scott Adams Blog: Marital Deafness 01/12/2011
True that!
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“As I’m sure you’ve learned, it’s impossible to speak to a spouse if he or she...”
– Scott Adams Blog: Marital Deafness 01/12/2011
True that!
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“As I’m sure you’ve learned, it’s impossible to speak to a spouse if he or she...”
– Scott Adams Blog: Marital Deafness 01/12/2011
True that!
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“So it is not surprising that voices every-where have protested against their...”
– Obituary: The incandescent bulb | The Economist (via Instapaper)
“So it is not surprising that voices every-where have protested against their...”
– Obituary: The incandescent bulb | The Economist (via Instapaper)
“The point here is that more companies should do what Comedy Central did when...”
– Branding Should Have a Backbone originally through daringfireball.net (via Instapaper)
“The point here is that more companies should do what Comedy Central did when...”
– Branding Should Have a Backbone originally through daringfireball.net (via Instapaper)
“If the baroqueness and oppression of applications is akin to the overly complex...”
– Ian Bogost - What is an App?
Don’t know if I agree to this analogy, but it’s hilarious.
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“My Garmin gave me a route to the airport, but I had a hunch it was mistaken. So...”
– This is also very tough to do, especially in today’s world. So, keep reminding yourself. Seth Godin
“My Garmin gave me a route to the airport, but I had a hunch it was mistaken. So...”
– This is also very tough to do, especially in today’s world. So, keep reminding yourself. Seth Godin
Things I wish tech journalists would learn →
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“Ten years ago, no one was lost in this world. You had to play dungeons and...”
– Lost in a digital world (via Instapaper)
The Time That Remains - Movie Trailers - iTunes →
Entered into the must watch list for 2011 for @harinisaladi and I.
Starbucks Hacks : Frugal →
Hack your way to a good coffee.
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Starbucks Hacks : Frugal →
Hack your way to a good coffee.
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“If you had a manager that talked to you the way you talked to you, you’d quit....”
– The world’s worst boss (via Instapaper)
“If you had a manager that talked to you the way you talked to you, you’d quit....”
– The world’s worst boss (via Instapaper)
“The iPhone isn’t so much a phone as a replacement for a phone. That’s an...”
– Tablets
Great read.
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“The iPhone isn’t so much a phone as a replacement for a phone. That’s an...”
– Tablets
Great read.
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The Rules of Men When They Are Angry (Incomplete) →
=) hint hint.
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The Rules of Men When They Are Angry (Incomplete) →
=) hint hint.
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Modern Espionage and Sabotage →
Stuxnet and what it did. Very interesting.
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Modern Espionage and Sabotage →
Stuxnet and what it did. Very interesting.
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“Later, I asked him why he had seemed happier with the boy than with the two...”
– Playboy Interview - Steven Jobs (via Instapaper)
Business in India - A bumpier but freer road →
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Business in India - A bumpier but freer road →
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“Mixing social democratic values with Jimmy Stewart localism, Germany’s economy...”
– How Germany Got It Right on the Economy (via Instapaper)
“Mixing social democratic values with Jimmy Stewart localism, Germany’s economy...”
– How Germany Got It Right on the Economy (via Instapaper)
“Nokia really does have their OS strategy figured out, and it’s a good one. What...”
– Nokia and Microsoft, not sitting in a tree (via Instapaper)
“Nokia really does have their OS strategy figured out, and it’s a good one. What...”
– Nokia and Microsoft, not sitting in a tree (via Instapaper)
“As I’ve mentioned before, what most people want is not open source (sorry, Andy...”
– Coyote Tracks - Geek Luddites (via Instapaper)