Fumbling To Success: How Founders Do Things the Wrong Way
Success image from Demetri Martin’s “This is a Book” For some reason, Founders are very open about all of ...
Everybody Else is a Moron, and Other Reasons to Start a Company
PEOPLE ALWAYS SAY THEY WANT TO START A COMPANY. Nobody ever spends years wishing they could run a company, or track key performance indicators ...
3 Decades of Mac Memories, Year by Year
Last week marked the 30th anniversary of Macintosh, the adorable little machine that coined the phrase “Please insert Disk ...
How to Insult an Entrepreneur
“You are making a major mistake,” said the prominent startup exec who was trying to convince us to give up on ...
How to Foster a Company Culture Without Really Trying
If you ask most founders why they wanted to start a company, you’ll likely find that a big part ...
Don’t Under-Pivot (How SpotDJ Became Context Optional)
Ah, the “pivot”. It’s not a failure if it’s merely a complete change in what you’re doing. You’ve heard ...
The “No Series A” Startup
In a number of recent conversations with startup founders, I’ve preceded any advice I might offer with this disclaimer: ...
A Facebook Glossary
When we write proposals for Facebook applications, we typically include definitions for the Facebook-specific terms we use, like wall, ...
The Inspirational Story of the Facebook API
Working creatively with APIs is one of the things that makes software development fun. APIs exist mainly to allow ...