The Contrarian Anecdote

Build a great product for people who will grab it out of your hand.

— 

Steve Blank during his SXSW talk, as relayed by J.J. Colao of Forbes.

Also great, with regard to doing press:

Even talented, hardworking CEOs and founders can get caught up in the hype. Why? Blank lists seven reasons:

1. Ego

2. Ego

3. Ego

4. Vanity metrics

5. Attract talent

6. Get funding

7. Drive customer demand

If CEOs get caught up in doing press for reasons other than the last three, he says, their companies are doomed.

That’s exactly right.

(via parislemon)

parislemon:

digg:

St. Peter’s Square in 2005 and 2013. What a difference 8 years makes.

I spy a RAZR. This is amazing.

parislemon:

david:

SAY NO TO VERTICAL VIDEOS!

Great John Goodman pic.

(Source: hitrecordjoe)

DON'T GO OUTSIDE: Field Notes from Los Angeles →

brycedotvc:

When I came up with the idea for OATV’s Field Trip Series I had our early experience with the NYC startup community as a backdrop. Stepping off the plane at LAX last week, I had no idea how relevant that context was for the week I was about to experience.

Like most who visit…

iamdanw:

Typical GPS satellite orbit

Amazing

Nice!