For the past two months, hell for the past 3 decades, every time I sit down in front of computer to create I have to push myself to do it. It’s like a force field or some sort of invisble mind-sucking SciFi monster pushing me away from creating. I can spend all day answering emails, [...]
Continue reading... February 27, 2011
Poking you about Poke the Box
I’d like ask you to do one small thing. Not for me – for you. Right now buy Seth Godin’s about-to-be-unleashed Poke the Box (Kindle version). While it still in experimental pre-release the bigger the buzz, the lower the price mode and it costs one buck. Don’t cycle through all the old lame excuses – [...]
Continue reading... February 24, 2011
A real Knowledge Factory…
If you are wondering what the big deal is about Seth Godin’s Domino Project, watch this video: While the factory machinery, Linotype machines and such are gone, the process is just as mechanical and industrial today as 60 years ago. If that sounds as crazy as building and selling a “car” that’s a mechanical horse [...]
Continue reading... February 14, 2011
Startup/MicroISV Digest for 2/14/2011
Community News: Any time you put a now-obvious unmet need, a new startup and a cat on a keyboard together, you can pretty much bet I will run with it: Corey Maass (Gelform) has a great teaser up for Cue, the app you need If you run meetups, have gigs, or just organize happy hour [...]
Continue reading... February 9, 2011
Are you planning your Maker time?
Last month I read Paul Graham’s‘ Maker’s Schedule, Manager’s Schedule post, and I’m still mulling it over. The gist is that Makers – programmers, artists, writers, creatives – need big blocks of uninterrupted time they can use to immerse themselves in their craft and create. Manager time is all about synching the moving gears of [...]
Continue reading... February 1, 2011
Time to trust your gut.
Since I got word today that I made the Domino Project street team cut, I thought I should explain why you’ll be reading even more posts here from me singing the praise of Seth Godin. After all, what proof do I have this Domino thing is going to not just turn into a fancy book hype [...]
Continue reading... January 31, 2011
An alternative to Whack-a-Mole Mondays?
Pat and I interviewed Pierre Khawand early this morning, and while we got plenty out of the interview – so much so we need to invite him back, soon – the most valuable productivity advise for me was how to win at the Monday Whack-a-Mole game. You know how this game is played – and [...]
Continue reading... January 26, 2011
Google Developer Periodic Table
What a cool idea! (And yes, each one leads to the dev page for that product.) Google Developer Periodic Table Now if only there was the same for Microsoft and Apple! (Another find by Corey)
Continue reading... January 24, 2011
If not you, who?
This may be off-topic if you’re reading this blog because I mostly focus on startups and microISVs, but stick with me for a moment. Who is going to make the future, or at least the part pertaining to how people interact with idea-containers formally known as books? Actually, I’m nominating you for the job. Because [...]
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