Pareto Everything
80% (or more) for Taylor Swift and 20% (or less) for the gal with the great voice at the corner pub.
Assessable and Non-Assessable Fields
In figure skating a panel of judges works from some rubric to evaluate a skater's skating. Usually they won't all have the same evaluation. A keen observer or a camera at the finish line determines race finish time.
Lessons from the Swashbuckling Founder of Patagonia
Once in a great while there comes a person so perpendicular to what typifies a field that they might upend it.
Narcissism and the Contemporary Hero’s Journey
"I would say the harm is the mono-myth is a machine designed intentionally or not to make you a narcissist. The mono-myth is all about how a singular entity has the entire universe laid out for him" -- Abraham Riesman
A Modern Vision Quest?
What would it look like to go on such a quest today?
How much oxygen should be coming through your mask?
The metaphor is for tough situations we encounter. It seems it could also be used for ethical questions.
Recap of Basecamp's "Shape Up: Stop Running in Circles and Ship Work that Matters"
"This isn’t a spec. It’s more like the boundaries and rules of a game. It could go in countless different ways once it’s time to play."
Recapping Inspired: How to Create Tech Products Customers Love - Part 4
This is the final entry in a four-part series covering my takeaways from Inspired.
Recapping Inspired: How to Create Tech Products Customers Love - Part 3
This time, I'll give some notes about stuff that stuck out to me from part 3, which is about what it means to describe the right product, and how to evaluate how we're doing when getting to product-market fit.
Recapping Inspired: How to Create Tech Products Customers Love - Part 2
Part 2 delves a bit more into the different roles involved in a well-functioning product team, and what those roles do.
Recapping Inspired: How to Create Tech Products Customers Love - Part 1
Part 1 in a 4-part series, taking a tour through Cagan's book, sharing my notes and things that stuck out to me. This might be considered in the spirit of various book summary sites or aggregators (e.g. Actionable Books).
Folks Who Drank Walden Water
They carve their own paths, take risks, and have low ego. They're clear-eyed.