October 2009
12 posts
Don’t wait for perfection—launch and learn →
From IDEO’s Business in Beta:
“Ayr is a former scientist with an MBA from Harvard. After several years with McKinsey, he decided to follow his dream to create a chain of fast and friendly vegetarian restaurants.
He could have hired a chef and tested his menu with focus groups, but instead he decided that it would be better to run a lot of experiments at low cost. So he launched his...
Shawn Stussy's Blog →
This is the online scrapbook from Shawn Stussy, the guy who started his own clothing company with Frank Sinatra, Jr. He sold his stake in the clothing company in the 90s and has lived an interesting life since then. His blog is a collection of things he finds along the way, curated in a way that feels at once personal, gonzo and all heart.
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What's On Your Desk? With Nate Luzod
Note: What’s On Your Desk? is a series of interviews with friends who are doing interesting things. The dialogue always starts off the same way, by asking the subject to describe their workspace. The first in our series is with Detroit’s own Nate Luzod, who is, pound-for-pound, my favorite designer and the guy I want next to me in any project large or small. Nate’s new...
Followers are the new page views
We tend to pay attention to the wrong numbers. I remember when I was young counting my Christmas presents as a way to somehow place value on the day’s haul. Completely out of touch? Yes, but when you’re six you don’t know much better. As time goes on you realize the number of presents doesn’t matter at all, or presents whatsoever. Eventually it’s plainly obvious what...
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