I'LL BELIEVE IN ANYTHING

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Hey. I'm John Coates.
I work at SoundCloud, marketing our premium services.

I post/comment on anything I find interesting. That usually means marketing, sales, management, and entrepreneurship. I am also an audiophile, outdoors guy, beer geek (my videos: Beer O'Clock) and like to go really fast on skis and bicycles.

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Est. Nov. 15, 2007
Sat May 11

bigringriding:

THIS DESCENT IS POSSIBLY MY FAVOURITE BIT OF CYCLING ON FILM EVER.

Wed May 8
“ A well-designed chair not only feels good to sit in, it also entices your ass towards it. So this is nothing new to Facebook. Where it gets interesting to me is when you start asking to what end you are designing. The big why. In the chair example, the relationship is clear. If I can design a chair that entices your ass, then you will buy it. I’ve traded money for ass happiness (and back happiness, but that’s less sexy). But it’s clear who the vendor and who the customer is in that case. Where I have issues with Facebook is that they’re dishonest about who the customer is. They’ve built an enticing chair, and they let me sit in it for free, but they’re selling my farts to the highest bidder. 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 - Rand's Blog
Tue May 7
Caterpillar Cowboy: What I look for in a product manager

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…

Fri May 3
“ On a “fixie,” you see, you can’t coast or backpedal, you’re always moving forward: the shark of the bike world How I Became a Hipster - NYTimes.com
Stakeholder Management
Wed May 1
Hardware startups - Chris Dixon

A good primer. 

Tue Apr 30
(via Chalet Magazine: Tell me more!) (I am working on this… so tough)

(via Chalet Magazine: Tell me more!) (I am working on this… so tough)

Fri Apr 26
What Craft Beer Can Teach You About Business Growth: Best Advice from Jim Koch of Sam Adams | Entrepreneur.com
Thu Apr 25
Chris Coyier on Introverts - The Pastry Box Project | 3 April 2013