January 2012
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“The internet, at this time in history, is the greatest client assignment of all...”
– A List Apart: Articles: An Important Time for Design
“changing the world – or doing something big – may be rather easier than doing...”
– Humble braggarts’ tales best read in bursts - FT.com
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The Three Economies of online currency →
money, reputation, and attention
“Ultimately, diversity contributes not just by adding different perspectives to...”
– Elevator Groupthink: A 1962 Psychology Experiment in Conformity | Brain Pickings
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WatchGet ready because more is coming
tommaso:
Mentre pare che SOPA e PIPA siano stati fermati dalle proteste di questi giorni, Clay Shirky spiega con la sua solita brillante capacità di essere semplice e efficace, perché si tratta di due provvedimenti profondamente sbagliati e invita tutti ad essere pronti, perché queste proposte di legge non sono episodi isolati, ma step di un percorso ben...
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The Maker Movement, Indie Capitalism and the rise...
The Maker Movement
In December 2011, The Economist reported on the significance of the maker movement under the headline “more than just digital quilting”. It recognised that its roots lie in digital culture at the confluence of the open source movement and the new technologies such as Arduino and MakerBot’s 3D printers. Setting its scene at the New York Maker Faire, The Economist explained how...
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“Good Design Is Honest”
– It does not make a product more innovative, powerful or valuable than it really is. It does not attempt to manipulate the consumer with promises that cannot be kept. Dieter Rams and his ten principles. (via gregmelander)
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“Entrepreneurship is the pursuit of opportunity without regard to resources...”
– What’s an Entrepreneur?
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WatchA good idea isn’t enough. You need to do your homework, iterate on existing success, and figure out how to fit into the existing landscape. And, just as importantly, you need to figure out how to communicate what you’re doing—systematically and across platforms.
One Minute Until Impact: Cheryl Heller
Minimum Viable SEO →
Decide if you’re a “long tail” or “head” site
Use bread crumb navigation
Page Titles
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“Non era stupido, era semplicemente senza idee. Quella lontananza dalla realtà e...”
– 3 incontri 3 | Sebastiano Zanolli
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“You can be so bad at so many things… and as long as you stay focused on how...”
– You can be so bad at so many things - Venture Hacks
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“If we have learned one thing from the history of invention and discovery, it is...”
– An Optimistic History of the Next 40 Years
“You need to make small calculated bets on your ideas in order to validate them....”
– How to Create a Million-Dollar Business This Weekend (Examples: AppSumo, Mint, Chihuahuas)
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Watchwatzenig:
Top funding for startups. From private savings to venture capital.
European incubators →
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Watchgregmelander:
UNDERSTANDING SHARING
The New York Times Lab is trying to better understand the dynamics of sharing online. If one were to really understand sharing it would be a powerful tool to harness. via gtokio
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“90% of success is showing up (to the right place and possibly creating that...”
– How to date a supermodel (or get dealflow or find cofounders) – The Startup Toolkit Blog
December 2011
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Are we alone in the universe? →
Modern satellite data, applied to the Drake Equation, suggest that the number should be very high. So why the silence? Carl Sagan (among others) thought that the answer is to be found, tragically, in the final variable: the high probability that advanced civilizations destroy themselves.
Incredible journey: Can we reach the stars without... →
In other words, we could all too easily become lost in the virtual worlds we make for ourselves, and lose interest in the stars
Lo sapevate che il il cervello nasconde le cose inutili, come il secondo “il” nella prima frase? #vabehciao #lastfridayof2011
— Stefano Silvestrini (@slyss) December 30, 2011
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WatchBBC Mark Zuckerberg : Inside Facebook
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13 Ways To Think About And Crush Your Competition →
Don’t Worry About Google
Find A Giant As An Ally
Copycats don’t have the roadmap
Mis-education creates false competitors
Don’t try to win on features
Price wars are a race to the bottom
Speed wins Focus on the normals
Cash matters when scaling
You are your biggest competitor
Avoiding the build versus buy problem
Bring traffic to the table
Bring...
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Watch3D Printing, Teleporters and Wishes
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The Amazing Power of Deflationary Economics for... →
Does your product dramatically reduce costs in an industry with large incumbents and fat margins?
Can you provide a narrowly focused product to a niche of that market who will be attracted to dramatically lower costs?
As your business grows can you find ways to continually lower your costs by whatever means?
Are you offering a product where the supply costs will continue to drop...
Utopian Capitalism →
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