Category Archives: StartUp

Refinement vs Exploration

  Saw this image and fell in love as it illustrates a great point I’ve always struggled to visualize on paper like this: via Criticism and Two Way Streets | The Intercom Blog.

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Persuading With Facts Is Not Enough: Dawkins vs. Tyson – YouTube

Dawkins vs. Tyson – YouTube.

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Improving Brighton Boulevard

  Lots of interesting improvements are on the horizon for Brighton Blvd in Denver. Pretty interesting report to look through. Brighton Boulevard: Managing Traffic while Creating Place | Context Sensitive Solutions.org – A CSS support center for the transportation community..

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jyoseph.com » Make your product photos pop with a white background using photoshop

  I was taking some product shots this week – and this was a great guide for what to do after you take your mediocre shots: jyoseph.com » Make your product photos pop with a white background using photoshop.

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You’re Hired to Lead a Startup, What’s First?

I like this part: When I  ask an Exec about their Ideal Customer Profile (ICP) and they answer “Fortune 500” or “we’re a horizontal play,” I know I’m in trouble. Growing companies will often argue they can sell to anybody. But to scale, you need to know where you’ll find repeatable & profitable success. Defining our ICP isn’t about creating a [...]

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Authors at Google Presents Stephanie Palmer: Good in a Room – YouTube

I just came across this again – I remember watching it a while back – great suggestions: Authors at Google Presents Stephanie Palmer: Good in a Room – YouTube.

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40 Useful PSDs From Dribbble – DesignM.ag

Might be useful for UI designing. 40 Useful PSDs From Dribbble – DesignM.ag.

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Materials requirements planning (MRP)

This is a great explanation for beginners like me. Materials requirements planning (MRP).

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The Lizard Brain

More on the theme of doing stuff, vs thinking about doing stuff. Re-discovered this today: About this presentation Bestselling author and entrepreneur Seth Godin outlines a common creative affliction: sabotaging our projects just before we show them to the world. Godin targets our “lizard brain” as the source of these primal doubts, and implores us [...]

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Thriving in volatile environments, a talk by Dr. Gregory Shea

Well worth watching if you work in a fast-paced, constantly changing environment. I liked that  Dr. Shea gives lots of practical advice about how to handle yourself. [youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MZyrD4DzfDk[/youtube] From: AtGoogleTalks | Mar 16, 2011 Dr. Gregory Shea works with organizations and executives to enhance individual, group, and organizational performance. Today’s complex and volatile environment demands unprecedented creativity [...]

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