I recently read the sparkling 'Chaos Monkeys' by Antonio Garcia Martinez, which talks about his life at a Startup, and then at Facebook. One interesting question which he mentioned was from Y-Combinator's form when a startup applied to it. Please tell us about the time you (...) most successfully hacked some (non-computer) system to your advantage …
Every city is Silicon Valley
Most of the world's top cities are trying to become like Silicon Valley. Even cities with a very different culture and history. Have a look: And I could also add Silicon Canals, to this list. While this might seem quaintly funny, it presents a solid shift in thinking about companies, at a global level. While …
Start with the people you care for
Yesterday I met an entrepreneur who had developed solid NLP (Natural Language Processing) technology. I saw the product and immediately got its value. I would buy it. But he was not clear on what customer base he wanted to address. He had two types in mind, researchers (like those in Management Consulting or VC firms), …
Think first, Collaborate second
Collaboration is over-rated. It's important, but in today's networked world, it is drowning out the value of reflection. There is a pattern I see among some successful companies, as well as my own life. It is better to think over key ideas before discussing them. Unless you have clarity in your mind about what you …
The best ideas are not yours
Came across this insight-packed tweet today which sums up a lot of what I think about product management. "I know I am doing my job right when the best ideas are not my own." https://twitter.com/leahjaako/status/700151224268488704 The best ideas come from consumers' minds, from the external world, or from your deep unconscious; in any case, they …
What happens in an exponential world
The world's population is growing like this: World GDP is growing like this: And GDP per person is growing like this: More and more people are getting (and probably will get) educated, to a higher and higher level: Scientific Output is increasing exponentially: And of course you already know about Moore's law. All of this …
When you just put features together
You might end up on 9gag.
