jamesmcbennett

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by jamesmcbennett 12y ago
Looks great! -Didn't immediately know that top left logo switched feeds until I clicked tour.
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by jamesmcbennett 12y ago
Supernice feed that is simple for me to use. I clicked the buttons and everything seemed easy enough to understand. I don't really get some of the comments here as I find the UI easy to understand as in I clicked everything, it worked,
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The cost of open-source furniture(dezeen.com)
1 points by jamesmcbennett 13y ago|0 comments
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The Entrepreneurial Beginnings of Car Radio (Motorola)(medium.com)
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Google purchase NEST to become the next home OS?(forbes.com)
1 points by jamesmcbennett 13y ago|0 comments
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by jamesmcbennett 13y ago
On official US Govt site, it says you need an award, e.g. nobel prize for O1. But that is a complete exaggeration as many people have rather average creditentials getting the O1. Having a good degree is enough for several people. Everything
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by jamesmcbennett 13y ago
"We’ve always defined ourselves by the ability to overcome the impossible. And we count these moments, these moments when we dared to aim higher, to break barriers, to reach for the stars, to make the unknown known. We count these mome
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by jamesmcbennett 13y ago
This analogy started as a way to explain the scene to friends and stretches further to include company builders, patents, bootstrapping and pirates. But keeping this post under five minutes to read.
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Fishermen, Explorers and Trading Ships. Not all entrepreneurs are the same.(medium.com)
8 points by jamesmcbennett 13y ago|1 comments
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by jamesmcbennett 13y ago
In this interview, Gentry Underwood explains why good design is based upon constant iteration. He sheds light on the importance of having a desire in solving a particular problem. We also talk about getting acquired, working at IDEO, and th
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Gentry Underwood (Mailbox - Dropbox) Speaking with Dorm Room Tycoon(drt.fm)
3 points by jamesmcbennett 13y ago|1 comments
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by jamesmcbennett 13y ago
"Some men just want to watch the world burn." http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=efHCdKb5UWc
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by jamesmcbennett 13y ago
What is the motivation for Kicktrolling? Who would a kicktroller be? I don't get it. i) Person who just wants to be a dick. ii) Person with personal vendetta against the project creator iii) Company looking to fend off competitors much
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by jamesmcbennett 13y ago
David Karp agrees with you “you’d have to be out of your mind to live in Palo Alto.” http://tmagazine.blogs.nytimes.com/2013/09/11/david-karp-is-...
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by jamesmcbennett 13y ago
Good work dude!
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The short difference between NYC and London (1min)
1 points by jamesmcbennett 13y ago|0 comments
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Tight immigration rules divert high tech brains from Seattle to Santiago(pbs.org)
1 points by jamesmcbennett 13y ago|0 comments
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by jamesmcbennett 13y ago
There is a link to a .pdf two page resume on his site.
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by jamesmcbennett 13y ago
great! Thx for update. (I don't live in the US, so don't know much about the industry there.)
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by jamesmcbennett 13y ago
Desire Paths 101. See Tom Hulme talk. http://mcbennett.wordpress.com/2013/09/17/tom-hulme-john-mae... Taking inspiration from Urban Design where a path runs along the outside of a park expecting everyone to t
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TEDx: Explaining the Jolly Roger, Piracy and its revelance today in the Commons.(youtube.com)
1 points by jamesmcbennett 13y ago|0 comments
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by jamesmcbennett 13y ago
What about a simple porter analysis of Apple, still in a strong position, but not as strong as several years ago. Power of New Entrants: Xiaomi Power of Substitutes: Google Glass Power of Customers: demand for low cost iphone Power of Suppl
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by jamesmcbennett 13y ago
Basic point made is that a user cares more about the design of a product that matches our desires, that is more human, more elegant over whether it simply goes faster. "We no longer want a faster computer, but one we like more."
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The Death of Moore's Law: Design Matters More Than Technology - (John Maeda)(bloomberg.com)
2 points by jamesmcbennett 13y ago|1 comments
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by jamesmcbennett 13y ago
They do, but no surprise that they do. Had a really interesting conversation the other night about sites that offer consumers an honest ranking of things such as a place to eat. When they monetise through businesses that care little for the
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by jamesmcbennett 13y ago
Also HackFwd have an awesome public set of videos from their events. I really hope they keep them online! http://hackfwd.com/pmm/ My favourites are by Tom Hulme, Rob Fitzpatrick, Mikko Jarvenpaa, Paulina Bozek, Mike B
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by jamesmcbennett 13y ago
Interesting case study of a company that was a leading trophy company in the US in the 70's or 80's that had a model that worked. They had a single production location that shipped nationally across the United States. They thought
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by jamesmcbennett 13y ago
In this interview, is there a relationship between a TV pilot and a lean startup MVP where Spacey is against such a pursuit preferring more visionary endeavours that take longer to get feedback?
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by jamesmcbennett 13y ago
I'm not too worried about titles either, just what does the person who identifies in that role do? Pre-investment, they are a builder in many cases who makes code or makes a community or makes something. In each of the stages, it seems
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What do CEO's do? (Startup/Speedup/Scaleup/preIPO...)(mcbennett.wordpress.com)
4 points by jamesmcbennett 13y ago|2 comments

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