The unforgiving minute (1)
If you can fill the unforgiving minute With sixty seconds’ worth of distance run, Yours is the Earth and everything that’s in it, And—which is more—you’ll… Read More »The unforgiving minute (1)
Stuart Patience
Ben Horowitz on task-relevant maturity and micromanagement
Yesterday’s post lead me to this piece from Ben Horowitz about the idea of task relevant maturity, an idea he lifted from Andy Grove: Everyone… Read More »Ben Horowitz on task-relevant maturity and micromanagement
Resource: Marc Andreessen on talent and hiring
Marc Andreessen is super smart, bracingly abrasive, and almost always worth listening to. This is a summary of a post from 2007, revived (embalmed?) on… Read More »Resource: Marc Andreessen on talent and hiring
Design matters (6): Bosch hand-blender attachment
These two things: 1) The two holes in the base of the attachment to allow water to drain.2) The rubber skirt around the edge to… Read More »Design matters (6): Bosch hand-blender attachment
Solving a problem the first time…
… isn’t the same as finding the real solution, unless it’s the sort of problem that stays solved.* You’ll have the real solution – the… Read More »Solving a problem the first time…
Mission Protocol: is your organisation a team, a family… or something else?
I have some sympathy with Tobias Lütke (Shopify), Brian Armstrong (Coinbase), Jason Fried (Basecamp) and others when they announce – faced with the increasing politicisation… Read More »Mission Protocol: is your organisation a team, a family… or something else?
Inadequately prepared
We almost always are.* One measure of a person’s capacity to make a deep contribution to your team is their ability to go into a… Read More »Inadequately prepared
The money game
It’s one of life’s deep ironies that if you want to work for love, you’re going to need a source of money. You might live… Read More »The money game
Design Matters (5): the information architecture of a water dispenser
Here are three water dispensers: … may not be a thing of beauty but it’s clean and relatively well designed in terms of the aesthetics… Read More »Design Matters (5): the information architecture of a water dispenser
Setting constraints; counting the cost
“Suppose one of you wants to build a tower. Won’t you first sit down and estimate the cost to see if you have enough money… Read More »Setting constraints; counting the cost