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Collaboration and the creation of the Xbox 360

Mon, 08 Mar 2010 22:05:38 -0500

Collaboration and the creation of the Xbox 360

Death by Analysis

Mon, 01 Mar 2010 14:06:00 -0500

Lessons Learned:

Too often competitive analysis drives product requirements in startups.
This can lead engineering to build the maximum feature set rather than minimum feature set.
You need to get outside the building and figure out what features matter to most customers.
No feature lists without facts.

Would add to this in that it’s about building tools, not features. Sloppily implemented features that exist only because they’re on a punch sheet and not because they’re solving a core problem your product addresses will always end tragically. (most likely, rm -rf /). Read the whole post though. It’s quite excellent.

Clients From Hell: Blue skies thinking

Mon, 01 Mar 2010 00:17:06 -0500

Clients From Hell: Blue skies thinking:

Client: “I love what you have come up with here, but I feel what we need here is some blue skies thinking.”

Me: “(pause for effect) Can you explain what you mean?”

Client: “You know, think outside of the box, push the envelope. I just don’t think we are both singing from the same hymn sheet…

"When you find a lone nut doing something great, have the guts to be the first person to stand up and..."

Thu, 11 Feb 2010 11:26:47 -0500

“When you find a lone nut doing something great, have the guts to be the first person to stand up and join in.”

- @sivers TED Talk

Scarily similar to step 4 of how to survive the apocalypse… (thanks @atmyers)

I’m Free (Instrumental) by RJD2

Thu, 11 Feb 2010 10:37:00 -0500

I’m Free (Instrumental) by RJD2

Book covers on t-shirts… now thats something I can get...

Mon, 08 Feb 2010 13:43:00 -0500

Book covers on t-shirts… now thats something I can get behind! (Out of Print Clothing)

likes Super Taranta! by Gogol Bordello on Boxee

Sun, 17 Jan 2010 20:37:47 -0500

likes Super Taranta! by Gogol Bordello on Boxee

likes J.U.F. by Gogol Bordello Vs Tamir Muskat on Boxee

Sun, 17 Jan 2010 20:15:48 -0500

likes J.U.F. by Gogol Bordello Vs Tamir Muskat on Boxee

How to join a startup?

Fri, 15 Jan 2010 10:45:33 -0500

bijan:

I often get emails from folks that have never done a startup asking me how they can “break into” the startup world and join a great young company.

The traditional way is to network into that company. Find someone you know that knows the people in the company or perhaps one of the investors or board members. This often can work out nicely (assuming of course that you are excellent and fit into the company culture). Those methods are tried and true.

But what if you don’t know anyone at the company?

One suggestion: become an activist of the products that you love. Use them. Blog about them. Write about stuff you want to see in the future and why you think it’s important or fun or whatever. Build stuff with those products. Give feedback to the company. Participate early and often. Get involved. Comment on other blogs with your insight. Maybe the company hires you or maybe you’ll be inspired to start your own company.

Many of our portfolio companies look to hire users of their products. Many if not all of the early employees hired at Twitter, Boxee, Tumblr and others came out of the community. These folks are not only talented and smart — but they are passionate about the product and it shows.

Assuming this will be integrated into the Flex Builder 4 public...

Thu, 14 Jan 2010 19:53:35 -0500

Assuming this will be integrated into the Flex Builder 4 public release in the weeks ahead, but cool (and very exciting) to see more people thinking about the NativeProcess API. More details

gcn: Massive Attack - Atlas Air (Taken from...

Wed, 13 Jan 2010 13:14:12 -0500

gcn:

Massive Attack - Atlas Air (Taken from Heligoland)

Amazing new song from the upcoming album. Play it Loud! It will make your walls shake…

femmebot: Guy getting tattoo of eyeglasses onto his face. See...

Wed, 13 Jan 2010 12:59:03 -0500

femmebot:

Guy getting tattoo of eyeglasses onto his face. See Flickr Set.

(via @iA)

You’re going to hate yourself because of this in about 2 years, if you don’t already…

My Best of 2009

Thu, 17 Dec 2009 13:55:29 -0500

1. Japandroids - Post Nothing

2. Mos Def - The Ecstatic

3. Cymbals Eat Guitars - Why There Are Mountains

4. Heartless Bastards - The Mountain

5. Black Diamond Heavies - Alive As Fuck

6. Jon Hopkins - Insides

7. Brimstone Howl - Big Deal (What’s He Done Lately?)

8. Nudge - As Good As Gone

9. Red Fang - Red Fang

10. The Black Lips - 200 Million Thousand

Do you have a playdar flag? (via @stever_uk)

Mon, 14 Dec 2009 22:55:58 -0500

Do you have a playdar flag? (via @stever_uk)

zachklein: Dear designers in my Tumblr world, There’s a fun and...

Mon, 14 Dec 2009 21:49:49 -0500

zachklein:

Dear designers in my Tumblr world,

There’s a fun and lucrative opportunity over at here at Boxee: we’ve got a long list of partners — companies that want to exist in our ecosystem — that don’t have the in-house resources to design and build Boxee apps themselves. We’d like to pair them with you to help move the queue along.

The thing is, I’m looking at this as though I were putting together a mind-blowing tribute album and I have the option to pick a favorite artist for each track. Most of these partners are interesting and their apps will help challenge our perception of what the TV has to be.

If you’re a good designer, even if you have a day job, get a hold of me. Here’s a chance to make the interface your company probably doesn’t let you publish: something possibly far ahead of the curve, thought-provoking, navigated by a remote and experienced from 10 feet away.

femmebot: Rembrandt’s Homer Simpson

Mon, 14 Dec 2009 16:00:43 -0500

femmebot:

Rembrandt’s Homer Simpson

rafer: No single point of failure. /via stfupinup AC01

Thu, 10 Dec 2009 17:47:32 -0500

rafer:

No single point of failure.

/via stfupinup AC01

The Boxee Box

Tue, 08 Dec 2009 11:27:34 -0500

The Boxee Box

Newest entry in the silliest stock photography contest: Scale Unlimited

Fri, 04 Dec 2009 18:40:00 -0500

Newest entry in the silliest stock photography contest: Scale Unlimited:

And yes its on every page of their site

The NEW Friendster video is almost as ridiculous as the Windows...

Fri, 04 Dec 2009 14:02:01 -0500

The NEW Friendster video is almost as ridiculous as the Windows 7 Launch Party videos…