February 2012
9 posts
“The internet is increasingly reshaping our economy from one of huge corporations...”
– Chris Dixon
…and all those income streams represent an economic and cultural shift unlike any we’ve seen in our lifetime
(via brycedotvc)
…. and the future belongs to those who empower individuals to create wealth.
I’m in.
How to defeat the fear of humiliation
7 seconds on the clock. Down by two.
I step up to the free-throw line for one-and-one.
It wasn’t supposed to be this close. We were big underdogs on the road.
Thousands of rival fans screaming at me. I heard nothing.
Visualized the shot swishing through….I was ready. Not an ounce of doubt.
I had 9 points on 5 shots, 19 rebounds, and the guy I was guarding never sniffed the...
How Jobs solved the innovators delimma →
Everything — the business, the people — are subservient to the mission: building great products. And rather than listening to, or asking their customers what they wanted; Apple would solve problems customers didn’t know they had with products they didn’t even realize they wanted.
“Action is the foundational key to all success.”
– Pablo Picasso
Interesting.
Interesting is better than boring.
Boring people don’t get invited to do things.
Boring companies don’t get noticed.
Interesting people evoke emotion.
So do interesting companies.
And really, when you’re starting out…that’s what you need. You need people to be interested.
It starts with letting go of the fear of screwing up, offending someone, or turning...