July 2012
13 posts
“I love knowing what goes into everything—the economics, the technical aspect,...”
– Louis C.K. - Interview at The A.V. Club
Louis is really full of wisdom. The interview is really a must read. I would have quoted the all article. This is going way further then the comedy business. You could find life lessons in his remarks.
Apple Reports Results for Q3 2012 →
Question to Tim Cook:
Q: Building great products rather than aiming for a particular price point. Thoughts about that?
A: Our “North Star” is to maniacally focus on making the world’s best products. Economic turmoil may push us side-to-side but we will stay on that journey and focus on making the best products. We’ve seen it again and again throughout the years that during these types of...
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“Life is about traveling. It is the best thing you can do to expand your mind.”
– Jean-Phillippe Cyr (and probably many others who said something similar before me)
“When we change your mindset from getting the best deal to getting the best...”
– Allen Tucker - Pay Too Much
What if all of our stuff was mind blowingly awesome, even if we had way less of it? Great article about quality over deals. A must read to remind yourself of what’s important.
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“The best people are the ones who really get the content. And they are a pain in...”
– Steve Jobs, The Lost Interview.
Earlier, I reblog a quote from this interview with Steve Jobs, which I didn’t had the chance of seeing. Now, after having spend the last hour watching it, I can say it is the most incredible interview I’ve seen in years. It is very inspiring and probably...
“There’s a tremendous amount of craftsmanship between having a great idea and...”
– Steve Jobs (The Lost Interview)
The Next Microsoft - An brand and messaging... →
Andrew Kim as redesign the Microsoft brand in 3 days and it’s outstanding. I wish a company like this was existing on those pure principles.
On a side note, very happy that Andrew kept the Metro brand for the mobile OS part of the brand lineup. I think it is one of the greatest error of Microsoft of letting people talk about it for so long and then kill the work title in the egg at launch.
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Backstage process to "Add a calendar" to the new... →
Very interesting to see the process and the little details in refining the input functionality of adding a new calendar in Basecamp. Everything is about the copy and how you make understand the concept to others with the proper words without rising any questions from them. The “Don’t make me think” rule as a good practice is still the one that rules them all.
It always look...
