January 2010
38 posts
“So when people talk of cutting costs today, the usually miss this point. All the...”
– #projectX -> JP Rangaswami: thoughts from Davos Part 1 Scaling Using Networks - The Real Cost Issue - Rob’s posterous
“Both sides have very valid points of view in my opinion. And what I’d like...”
– This is what should be central to politics and democracy. At least the US has a leader who believes it. -> A VC
“So, it’s up to us to develop a solution that preserves the productivity,...”
– #projectX - needing new tools based on a new culture of ‘work’. Global Guerrillas: JUST IN TIME WORK
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davehyndman:
Broken Bells - The High Road
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Numbers →
#broken - how about this instead… “hey folks, why don’t we skip our bonuses a year and instead rebuild a country.” More likely response: “but i’m planning a reno of our little place in the riviera… maybe next year”.
azspot:
GDP of Haiti: $8.5 billion.
Goldman Sachs bonus pool: $20 billion.
http://igniter.com/post528 →
On my way to the #gess16 in #guelph. Anyone else going to be there?
Lean Startup and Network Effects (Patience, My...
true, true…. continuations:
I am a huge fan of the Lean Startup philosophy (and Eric Ries / Steve Blank who have done so much to evangelize it). Recently, i have been thinking a lot about the relationship between this approach and network effects. For most web services, network effects are the key (only?) sustainable competitive advantage. But for every hyper growth network effects...
great musical follow-up to the berlin road...
“What would you tell students about #socent? -> “EnviroNomics: Problem...”
– I’m talking to environmental science students about #socent - what would you tell them? 16th Annual Environmental Sciences Symposium
“#prorumble - Brian Frank -> “We owe Harper a debt of gratitude. He just...”
– An Opportunity to Reset the Agenda for Canadian Democracy | Brian Frank
“Doctorow: “Social cohesion… The real value of Twitter et al is to...”
– How to say stupid things about social media | Cory Doctorow | Technology | guardian.co.uk #changemedium
“he has given the opposition, which is divided and fumbling, an opportunity. It...”
– ht @renjie -> Canada without Parliament: Halted in mid-debate | The Economist
The scary part “it’s up the opposition”. *shudder*
OxJam! The Skoll World Forum - unconferenced.
The excellent @BenMetz is pulling together an unconferenece alongside the main conference for those who aren’t able to participate in the forum. The aim is to increase diversity and access and simpy mix it up. I think it’s a great idea - not just for this conference, but any high-profile limited access event. It’s great experiment so I’m pledging to support it. Like the...
“Harper, frustrated by his repeated failure to achieve more than minority rule,...”
– Shafting democracy in Canada | Heather Mallick | Comment is free | guardian.co.uk
“What is needed, they say, is a footwear design that reduces forces on the joints...”
– Interested to see how this gets solved. Seems like a ‘dyson’ moment for the shoe industry coming. (ht @markdowds)
Trainers ‘worse for joints than barefoot running’ - Health News, Health & Families - The Independent
“Once we hire good people, why keep telling them what to do and how to do it? Be...”
– An interesting post on the shifts in ‘organizing’ enterprise -> #changemedium The Facebookisation of the enterprise – confused of calcutta
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