April 2012
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“Action expresses priorities”
– Ghandi
July 2011
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Jerry Brito: Top ten myths about introverts →
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jerrybrito:
TOP TEN MYTHS ABOUT INTROVERTS
Myth #1 – Introverts don’t like to talk. This is not true. Introverts just don’t talk unless they have something to say. They hate small talk. Get an introvert talking about something they are interested in, and they won’t shut up for days.
Myth #2 – Introverts are shy. Shyness has nothing to do with being...
May 2011
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March 2011
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February 2011
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Idea to Market in 5 Months: Making the Glif →
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On July 11th, 2010, Tom Gerhardt and I had an idea for an iPhone accessory: a tripod mount that doubled as a stand. Five months later, customers began to receive our product, the Glif, in the mail. This turnaround, from idea to market in five months by two guys with no retail or manufacturing…
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December 2010
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September 2010
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August 2010
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WatchMarion Cotillard epitomizes classic beauty, and Annie Liebovitz is an incredible portrait photographer. What a combination. Check out the making of the “Lady Rouge” Dior photoshoot. Beautiful.
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WatchSimon Sinek TEDx Talk: How great leaders inspire action. “Simon Sinek has a simple but powerful model for inspirational leadership all starting with a golden circle and the question “Why?” His examples include Apple, Martin Luther King, and the Wright brothers — and as a counterpoint Tivo, which (until a recent court victory that tripled its stock price) appeared to be...
July 2010
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“We frequently compare the tasks of scaling, maintaining, and tweaking Twitter to...”
– writes Twitter’s Jean-Paul Cozzatti on the company’s Engineering Blog
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“It’s a poo fetish website. But it needs to be classy.”
– This, and many more absolutely hilarious stories of epic client fails can be found at my new favourite website: http://clientsfromhell.net (via clientsfromhell)
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June 2010
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“You miss 100% of the shots you don’t take.”
– Wayne Gretzky (thanks, Tara)
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Chuck Norris Facts →
My top three:
1. “Chuck Norris is the reason why Waldo is hiding”
2. “Google won’t search for Chuck Norris because it knows you don’t find Chuck Norris, he finds you”
3. “When the Boogeyman goes to sleep every night, he checks his closet for Chuck Norris”
What are yours?
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May 2010
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“You wasted $150,000 on an education you coulda got for a buck fifty in late...”
– Will Hunting (played by Matt Damon in Good Will Hunting) (via chouichoui)
An awesome quote from one of my favourite movies!
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Watch“To a worm in horse radish, the world is horse radish. This was his horse radish!” exclaims Malcolm Gladwell as he talks about Howard Moskowitz - an American market researcher - and his obsession with unlocking the secret to consumer happiness in the food industry. Malcolm discusses Howard’s work with Prego in redefining spaghetti sauce, among a number of other, rather...
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http://gobacktoberkeley.com →
The URL says it all. If you’ve ever been to, or lived in Berkeley, California, you’ll appreciate the rather amusing content on this blog - stuff that really does belong in Berkeley, and perhaps, only in Berkeley ;) Plenty of good natured jabs to be found. Enjoy!
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Watch“Ole to you nonetheless, just for having the sheer human love and stubbornness, to keep showing up” - is the closing line of Elizabeth Gilbert’s funny, thoughtful and empowering TED talk about genius: being it, and having it; harnessing it and living with it.
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WatchI was reminded yesterday of one of my favourite TED talks by Barry Schwartz, on Practical Wisdom. He “makes a passionate call for “practical wisdom” as an antidote to a society gone mad with bureaucracy. He argues powerfully that rules often fail us, incentives often backfire, and practical, everyday wisdom will help rebuild our world.” It’s the kind of common sense...
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April 2010
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