May 2013
16 posts
Four Pricing Principles to Never Forget | Inside... →
“Mediocre ideas, showing up, and persistence.”
– The Pastry Box Project | 18 May 2013, baked by Chris Coyier
“I’ve been all over the world and I’ve never seen a statue of a critic.”
– ― Leonard Bernstein swissmiss | Statue of a Critic
“Art is also about problem solving, and it’s obvious from the news, we have a...”
– Overheard: Steven Soderbergh | Film Comment | Film Society of Lincoln Center
“You’re not so special any longer, just another regular part of the urban...”
– Cyclists Aren’t ‘Special,’ and They Shouldn’t Play by Their Own Rules - Sarah Goodyear - The Atlantic Cities
Selling ads by time, not space — BuzzMachine →
“A well-designed chair not only feels good to sit in, it also entices your ass...”
– Mike Monteiro on Facebook from How Facebook Designs the ‘Perfect Empty Vessel’ for Your Mind - Alexis C. Madrigal - The Atlantic
If Management is the Only Way Up, We're All F'd -... →
Caterpillar Cowboy: What I look for in a product... →
caterpillarcowboy:
Lots of people have asked me how I define the role of a product manager, and, since there is so much variation, I thought I’d share my thoughts. Every company is different, but for companies that are similar to Amazon’s “2 pizza team” concept (1 tech/biz manager + 1 PM + 1 designer + 2-8…
“On a “fixie,” you see, you can’t coast or backpedal, you’re always moving...”
– How I Became a Hipster - NYTimes.com
Stakeholder Management →
Hardware startups - Chris Dixon →
A good primer.
April 2013
23 posts
What Craft Beer Can Teach You About Business... →
Chris Coyier on Introverts -
The Pastry Box... →
“The best tasting tea is the tea you drink when you are in a good mood.”
– The Pastry Box Project | 4 March 2013, baked by Chris Coyier - Same goes for beer or anything else really.
Arnold Waldstein – Brands…customer perception... →
Through the Looking Glass: Hiring Sales People //... →
“focus on value and always create more value than you capture”
– Value Creation vs. Value Capture
“we should ask ourselves, is what I am about to say better than silence?”
– The Pastry Box Project | 22 April 2013, baked by Mike Monteiro
“Etsy has proven themselves advocates of not only user-centered design, but...”
– Why I’m joining Etsy | Cap Watkins
“But his goal wasn’t to make a billion dollars. He wasn’t driven by quick riches....”
– 2X Entrepreneur Turned Venture Capitalist | Both Sides of The Table
A Rake Too Far: Optimal Platform Pricing Strategy... →
“A Good User Interface has high conversion rates and is easy to use. In other...”
– GoodUI.org (via imandrewcohen)
“I was obviously born to draw better than most people, just as the widow Berman...”
– Text from Bluebeard by Kurt Vonnegut
VQR » What Is the Business of Literature? →
One the best articles/essays I have ever read.
“The business of literature is blowing shit up”
– VQR » What Is the Business of Literature?
“Neither the market nor people know what they want until you sell it to them.”
– Arnold Waldstein – Value needs to be sold…
“Growth hacking isn’t the best term, but it describes a new process for...”
– What is “Growth Hacking” really? — What I Learned Building… — Medium
So, You Want to Hire a Growth Hacker? — Growth... →
“The challenge of leadership is to be strong, but not rude; be kind, but not...”
– swissmiss | Leadership
March 2013
12 posts
“The first such truth is that at least half of our ideas are just not going to...”
– The Inconvenient Truth About Product
“Picasso would never have been invited to deliver a TED talk about Guernica...”
– Let’s Save Great Ideas from the Ideas Industry - Umair Haque - Harvard Business Review
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Berlin Craft Beer Guide
This is missing as far as I know… and will need an update in 6 months as things are moving pretty fast in Berlin now (two new breweries should launch this year), but here we go.
Breweries, Bars and Pubs:
Heiden-Peters
Limited hours but worth it. Johannas is a home-brewer turned micro brewer. He tends to brew hoppy ales but he is always trying new things with his three taps at Markt Halle...
“Or more directly – they are likely narcissistic resuscitations of your newest...”
– Why Your Marketing Campaign Sucks
Pixar’s 22 Rules of Storytelling « Aerogramme... →
The Importance of Benevolent Dictators →
Arnold Waldstein – Marketing matters… →
Amazing post. So true.
