On socialism and rugged individualism
Carry each other’s burdens, and in this way you will fulfill the law of Christ.…each one should carry their own load. Paul of Tarsus –… Read More »On socialism and rugged individualism
Worth Reading: Matthew Ball on videogame business models (Fortnite)
Thanks to Kevin Kelly for pointing this out this excellent article on REDEF by Matthew Ball. It’s interesting to learn about what Epic Games is… Read More »Worth Reading: Matthew Ball on videogame business models (Fortnite)
Resources: Clayton Christensen on disruptive innovation
Clayton Christensen’s The Innovators Dilemma is a business classic, providing a framework for understanding how technological or business model innovations (or more usually, both) allow… Read More »Resources: Clayton Christensen on disruptive innovation
The innovation in your head…
… isn’t an innovation yet. Our definition of innovation refers to something rather specific: A change in the processes by which an organization transforms labor,… Read More »The innovation in your head…
Value: more of more?
Make something useful For lots of people Capture some of that value so that you can do it again The more useful what you do… Read More »Value: more of more?
Podcast recommendation: Mark Andreessen on Software Eating the World (2019)
Here’s Mark Andreessen on the A16z podcast summarising what it means for software to eat the world: [In the original 2011 essay] I made three… Read More »Podcast recommendation: Mark Andreessen on Software Eating the World (2019)
Resources about setting prices
A high enough price If you want to help a lot of people, you’ll need to do your job well and for a long time… Read More »Resources about setting prices
No shortage of money
There is no money shortage. It might not be where you’d like it, and there might not be people lining up to give it to… Read More »No shortage of money
Seth Godin on good teachers
Here’s the secret, I think: teaching is empathy.If you have a bad teacher, who is strict for no reason, who says “there will be a… Read More »Seth Godin on good teachers
Zen Hae on cross-pollination, imitation and innovation in Indonesian Peranakan literature
The pattern of hybridity, imitation and innovation we talk about under the label “combinatorial innovation” isn’t limited to cars and computers – it’s central to… Read More »Zen Hae on cross-pollination, imitation and innovation in Indonesian Peranakan literature