Set Higher Standards

"Good judgement comes from experience. Experience comes from bad judgement."

Tue, 10 Nov 2009 08:52:09 -0500

“Good judgement comes from experience. Experience comes from bad judgement.”

- Mark Suster

"“Five thousand dollars,” the artist replied. “B-b-but, what?” the woman sputtered. “How could you..."

Sat, 07 Nov 2009 15:14:42 -0500

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“Five thousand dollars,” the artist replied.

“B-b-but, what?” the woman sputtered. “How could you want so much money for this picture? It only took you a second to draw it!”

To which Picasso responded, “Madame, it took me my entire life.”

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- How To Charge

"Tone is in your fingers."

Thu, 22 Oct 2009 08:29:13 -0400

“Tone is in your fingers.”

- http://37signals.com/svn/posts/1186-gearheads-dont-get-it

"As more great new companies are absorbed into big old companies, a whole new generation of change is..."

Fri, 18 Sep 2009 05:26:08 -0400

“As more great new companies are absorbed into big old companies, a whole new generation of change is lost.”

- Jason Fried

Michael Jordan’s Speech

Sat, 12 Sep 2009 04:48:00 -0400

Michael Jordan’s Speech

It’s not what you say that matters The power of social media is...

Mon, 07 Sep 2009 16:10:12 -0400

It’s not what you say that matters

The power of social media is found in the results of people using these tools - the creation of self-organized communities of likeminded people - making it a valuable way for businesses to inspire, inform, understand and connect with the people who buy their products and services.

One day… I’ll make da climb.

Sat, 29 Aug 2009 18:19:19 -0400

One day… I’ll make da climb.

"By far the dominant reason for not releasing sooner was a reluctance to trade the dream of success..."

Mon, 10 Aug 2009 05:05:31 -0400

“By far the dominant reason for not releasing sooner was a reluctance to trade the dream of success for the reality of feedback.”

- Kent Beck, Approaching a Minimum Viable Product via 37signals

"Figure out the absolute least you need to do to implement the idea, do just that, and then polish..."

Sun, 02 Aug 2009 16:38:08 -0400

“Figure out the absolute least you need to do to implement the idea, do just that, and then polish the hell out of the experience.”

- John Gruber’s one central, overriding guideline for iPhone UI design via 37signals

"High Performing Individuals"

Fri, 31 Jul 2009 16:12:46 -0400

“High Performing Individuals”

"Play to win, not to not loose."

Wed, 22 Jul 2009 09:49:22 -0400

“Play to win, not to not loose.”

"In the network economy the winner-take-all behavior of Hollywood hit movies will become the norm for..."

Sat, 11 Jul 2009 12:17:08 -0400

“In the network economy the winner-take-all behavior of Hollywood hit movies will become the norm for most products—even bulky manufactured items. Oil wells are financed this way now; a few big gushers pay for the many dry wells. You try a whole bunch of ideas with no foreknowledge of which ones will work. Your only certainty is that each idea will either soar or flop, with little in between. A few high-scoring hits have to pay for all the many flops. This lotterylike economic model is an anathema to industrialists, but that’s how network economies work. There is much to learn from long-term survivors in existing hits-oriented business (such as music and books). They know you need to keep trying lots of things and that you don’t try to predict the hits, because you can’t.”

- Kevin Kelly

"I remember waking up to such a face on day long ago and thinking “the world would have been no..."

Mon, 01 Jun 2009 14:55:34 -0400

““I remember waking up to such a face on day long ago and thinking “the world would have been no different if I had not been here the past six months”. That’s a terrible feeling of regret.””

- DHH, 37signals

"Learning from failure may tell you what not to do the next time, but that doesn’t tell you what to..."

Mon, 01 Jun 2009 14:55:03 -0400

““Learning from failure may tell you what not to do the next time, but that doesn’t tell you what to do next time. I believe paying more attention to your successes leads to better outcomes.””

- Jason Fried, 37signals

Gary Vaynerchuk (Wine Library), Building Personal Brand Within...

Sat, 30 May 2009 17:31:05 -0400

Gary Vaynerchuk (Wine Library), Building Personal Brand Within the Social Media Landscape

Michael Merzenich: Exploring the re-wiring of the brain

Tue, 28 Apr 2009 18:18:53 -0400

Michael Merzenich: Exploring the re-wiring of the brain

How to measure code quality

Tue, 28 Apr 2009 18:17:17 -0400

How to measure code quality

"It’s been a long time since there was a direct correlation with the hours worked and the success..."

Wed, 22 Apr 2009 17:56:26 -0400

“It’s been a long time since there was a direct correlation with the hours worked and the success enjoyed. It’s an antiquated notion from the days of manual labour that has no bearing on the world today. When you’re building products or services, there’s a nonlinear connection between input and output. You can put in just a little and still get out a spectacular lot.”

- DHH

"My core philosophy about open source is that we should all be working on the things that we..."

Tue, 31 Mar 2009 16:33:13 -0400

“My core philosophy about open source is that we should all be working on the things that we personally use and care about. Working for other people is just too hard and the quality of the work will reflect that. But if we all work on the things we care about and then share those solutions between us, the world gets richer much faster.”

- David Heinemeier Hansson

"Sometimes life hits you in the head with a brick. Don’t loose faith. I’m convinced that..."

Sun, 15 Mar 2009 12:24:51 -0400

“Sometimes life hits you in the head with a brick. Don’t loose faith. I’m convinced that the only thing that kept me going was that I loved what I did.”

- Steve Jobs