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On designer humility

Thu, 05 Nov 2009 21:02:56 -0500

The latest much ado about nothing on the Internet: Blogger Joshua Blankenship has written a pot-calling-the-kettle-black diatribe against Dustin Curtis’s apparent lack of humility in …

Get things done. More building, less talking: A simple rule of thumb for raising money.

Thu, 05 Nov 2009 17:40:49 -0500

Get things done. More building, less talking: A simple rule of thumb for raising money.:

We’re impressed by teams that get things done, and unimpressed by teams haven’t even started to build something. I’ve often found myself thinking, “If you think this is so great an idea, why…

Google Redefines Disruption: The “Less Than Free” Business Model

Sat, 31 Oct 2009 19:06:21 -0400

Google Redefines Disruption: The “Less Than Free” Business Model:

Customers seem to really like free as a price point. I suspect they will love “less than free.”

via abovethecrowd.com

Bill Gurley points out that Google’s recent moves with Android and…

Startup School '09 Highlights (video) from Y Combinator and @alexalee

Fri, 30 Oct 2009 02:48:14 -0400

Startup School '09 Highlights (video) from Y Combinator and @alexalee:

via ycombinator.posterous.com

Great wrapup from a day of insights and great talks.

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Don't be paranoid: Ideas are fungible, execution matters

Wed, 28 Oct 2009 16:38:16 -0400

Don't be paranoid: Ideas are fungible, execution matters:

People who think their startup’s success is going to follow from their immensely valuable secret idea are disproportionately likely to have bad ideas.

—Paul Graham via …

I am kind of addicted to Cass McCombs right now, like a Beatles + Ryan Adams + refrigerator. Chill.

Tue, 27 Oct 2009 03:39:20 -0400

I am kind of addicted to Cass McCombs right now, like a Beatles + Ryan Adams + refrigerator. Chill.:

via lala.com

I’m really digging this new album by Cass McCombs… Just really really relaxing guitar ballads and riffs. Cass McCombs adds a retro…

Geocities proves websites really are like sharks: if you stop moving, you die. A call to keep innovating.

Mon, 26 Oct 2009 14:48:37 -0400

Geocities proves websites really are like sharks: if you stop moving, you die. A call to keep innovating.:

It is a little staggering that Yahoo has moved to close Geocities. That is over a decade worth of content created by millions upon millions of people. And it’s STILL being used by over 10 million…

YC Startup School 2009 - Thanks to YC and the speakers for another great year.

Sun, 25 Oct 2009 21:02:01 -0400

YC Startup School 2009 - Thanks to YC and the speakers for another great year.:

See and download the full gallery on posterous

It was a pleasure and privilege to once again photograph Y…

Startup career path

Fri, 23 Oct 2009 04:56:41 -0400

Startup career path:

If your goal is to start a company, it is mostly a waste of time to work anywhere but a startup.

—Chris Dixon via cdixon.org

I agreeagree. Large company experience prepares you for the…

"There's not a detail there that doesn't need to be there." -- Ive on the new iMac.

Tue, 20 Oct 2009 16:47:46 -0400

"There's not a detail there that doesn't need to be there." -- Ive on the new iMac. :

via gizmodo.com

Needless to say, design minimalism in action.

I would love to be a fly on the wall at Apple sometime. I’d love to hear what they *really* say behind…

Nocturne by Vincent Laforet

Tue, 20 Oct 2009 16:47:46 -0400

Nocturne by Vincent Laforet:

via blog.vincentlaforet.com

I *loved* the visual style of this short film made by acclaimed filmmaker / photographer Vincent Lafloret. It was shot with the brand new Canon…

A note of hope on a reflective Saturday afternoon

Sat, 17 Oct 2009 22:01:26 -0400

A note of hope on a reflective Saturday afternoon:

Do not let your fire go out, spark by irreplaceable spark, in the hopeless swamps of the approximate, the not-quite, the not-yet, the not-at-all. Do not let the hero in your soul perish in…

Two quick design fixes lala.com can do to increase stickiness, conversion, and retention

Sun, 11 Oct 2009 21:40:51 -0400

Two quick design fixes lala.com can do to increase stickiness, conversion, and retention:

Lala.com is a music sharing site that’s been around for maybe a year or so. They’ve built some great traffic and have a product I use every day now. I first heard about it actually from Posterous…

The death of advertising authenticity

Tue, 06 Oct 2009 14:10:50 -0400

The death of advertising authenticity:

In the old days, you could take out a quarter page ad in the newspaper and become more legitimate. Some people would open their morning paper and see your logo and message next to the most…

Quelqu'un m'a dit

Mon, 05 Oct 2009 20:59:31 -0400

Quelqu'un m'a dit:

I’m told that our lives aren’t worth much,
They pass like an instant, like wilting roses.
I’m told that time slipping by is a bastard
Making its…

The Private Equity Scam

Mon, 05 Oct 2009 14:17:37 -0400

The Private Equity Scam:

These private investors were able to buy companies like Simmons with borrowed money and put down relatively little of their own cash. Then, not long after, they often borrowed even more…

Dan Haubert (1984 - 2009) We will miss you always.

Sat, 03 Oct 2009 20:48:44 -0400

Dan Haubert (1984 - 2009) We will miss you always.:

A dear friend Dan Haubert, cofounder at Ticketstumbler, passed away this week, and we are all left with questions and anguish. When we first met Dan, it was last summer during our Y…

Lazy sunday

Fri, 02 Oct 2009 13:55:22 -0400

Lazy sunday wake up in the late afternoon!

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Fri, 02 Oct 2009 12:58:47 -0400

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Palantir Finance releases public demo of its powerful market analysis platform

Wed, 30 Sep 2009 17:14:43 -0400

Palantir Finance releases public demo of its powerful market analysis platform:

Years ago, I left a stable job at Microsoft to join some friends working on hardcore software problems in the finance space. From the ground up, it was created to be a fresh approach to the often…