August 2011
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“Every strategy eventually eats itself.”
– Insight from my longtime investor buddy who shall remain nameless. I’ve found this applies to any discipline.
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“I still don’t believe in vision. I believe in bumbling around long enough to not...”
– Vinod (via brycedotvc)
Sage wisdom from the man himself. So often, we confuse the battle of best ideas (vision) with the war of attrition/iteration (last (wo)man standing/hard work). Hubris and inertia have humbled many a visionary.
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“An American tourist was at the pier of a small coastal Mexican village when a...”
– Unknown (via chrisstanchak)
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Live song by an artist who will request I remove...
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“89 percent of the Whole Foods stores in the United States were in counties...”
– Sheryl Gay Stolberg, You Want Compromise? Sure You Do (via underpaidgenius)
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Donny Hathaway - “Superwoman” - These...
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“The best way to have a good idea is to have a lot of ideas.”
– Linus Pauling (via entrepreneuradvocate)
I live this.
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“Corporations are people too, my friend.”
– Mitt Romney (via soupsoup)
The root of all evil.
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“Gamification is bullshit.
I’m not being flip or glib or provocative. I’m...”
– - Ian Bogost, Gamification is Bullshit
I shudder whenever I hear ‘gamification’ and Bogost nails it.
(via stoweboyd)
I too despise the term “gamification.”
There are books.
There’s a conference.
There’s even a wiki.
The marketing and pantomiming has indeed outsold the utility,...
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Real Time Featuring Real Talk
Bill Maher: If you had to choose between a great meal and mediocre sex, what would you choose?
Anthony Bourdain: That requires a qualitative answer. It depends on who's cooking and who's f**king.
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