February 2012
4 posts
“Moving fast enables us to build more things and learn faster. However, as most...”
– Mark Zuckerberg (via david)
“Move fast and break things,” friends.
“Don’t for a second be lulled into the notion that you are picking employees....”
– Phil Sugar
A VC: The Management Team - Guest Post From Phil Sugar (via fred-wilson)
Watch“Why? How? What? This little idea explains why some organizations and some leaders are able to inspire where others aren’t. Let me define the terms really quickly. Every single person, every single organization on the planet knows what they do, 100 percent. Some know how they do it, whether you call it your differentiated value proposition or your proprietary process or your USP. But very,...
January 2012
27 posts
WatchA short video I made for Edelman Shanghai’s annual dinner. The theme was Shanghai Tang. Happy Chinese New Year 恭喜发财, friends!
WatchGoing on this tour on my first trip to Delhi this Saturday http://vimeo.com/32213816. Looks incredible and from a great organization! Any other Delhi recommendations?
“It doesn’t make sense to hire smart people and tell them what to do; we hire...”
– Steve Jobs (via shaneguiter)
“Nowadays, I don’t have a plan, an exit strategy, or a career arc in mind. So...”
– I needed this at the moment.
Craig Finn Talks New Solo Album, New Hold Steady Material | News | Pitchfork
That pretty much exactly describes my life, to a t, right there.
(via rickwebb)
“You have to make mistakes to find out who you aren’t. You take the action, and...”
– Anne Lamott (via paulisakson)
“You can try to escape the story of your life, but you can’t. It...”
–
Laura Dern in Enlightened. Brilliant series.
“This constant fear: is it insanity or just ambition?”
– @alaindebotton
Watch“Everything you have in life can be taken from you except one thing, your freedom to choose how you will respond to the situation. This is what determines the quality of the life we’ve lived — not whether we’ve been rich or poor, famous or unknown, healthy or suffering. What determines our quality of life is how we relate to these realities, what kind of meaning we assign...
December 2011
14 posts
“A new medium: neither rare nor well-done
Most commentary on social media...”
– Economist, found via Matthew.
WatchIncredible shots of India captured here. In less than a month, I’ll be landing in Delhi on a solo trip to explore.
“A solution is not a solution if it doesn’t work for the people for whom it’s...”
– Cheryl Heller on SVA’s new Design for Social Innovation MFA
(via poptech)
“You see, I think he better than anyone understood that while ideas ultimately...”
– This quote on Jobs is so important for managers to understand about young talent on our teams. Brilliant, brilliant- although perhaps initially “fragile”- young talent must be supported.
November 2011
17 posts
Watchaltnytterfarlig:
Mumbai train stop during rush hour. Oslo is like watching grass grow in comparison - Siddharth Menon
Currently deciding between India and Vietnam for Chinese New Year travel.
