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How to Make Big Things Happen with Small Teams

  • look for people who are passionate and happy, well rounded, quick learners, good writers, and trustworthy...i'll take someone who's average and happy over a disgruntled guru. - kazwell on 2006-09-19

Bud vase features - It invites you to play...and people accept that invitation.

  • A "bud vase feature" is functionality outside the core purpose of a product that evokes emotion about the product, and allows the user to express their personality or character in their use of the product. - kazwell on 2006-09-19

Side-Business Software

  • "This isn’t about features, it’s about “what can I get done with this thing and how long will it take?” It’s about “is this better than paper?” - kazwell on 2006-09-19

Products I've been impressed with lately

  • "if you buy better stuff and take care of it - you have to buy LESS STUFF. As a kicker - you get to enjoy nicer things." - kazwell on 2006-09-19

Interview with Jason Fried of 37Signals

  • "I sorta see marketing as a side effect of loving what you do....Use education to educate AND promote." - kazwell on 2006-09-19

Flickr signup: From human to droid in a Yahoo moment?

  • "Now that welcoming, quirky, human voice has been strangled and replaced by the metallic commands of a corporate droid. It’s a damn shame and a terrible business move, IMHO. Hopefully it won’t stand." - kazwell on 2006-09-19

Getting Real: Take it slow if you need it fast.

  • "In the moment of pressure, it’s incredibly easy to commit the fallacy of thinking that you “don’t have time to do the right thing”. That’s a big warning sign and should condition your brain to slap you when the thought pops into your head." - kazwell on 2006-09-19

Advice from 37 signals - Take more LSD! (remember kids, reading can be dangerous)

  • Steve Jobs told a NY Times reporter that taking LSD was “one of the two or three most important things he has done in his life.” - kazwell on 2006-09-19

Douglas Coupland on meetings, creativity, and life.

  • "Here’s my theory about meetings and life; the three things you can’t fake are erections, competence and creativity. That’s why meetings become toxic" - kazwell on 2006-09-19

Jeff Bezos Invests in 37Signals

  • huh...wonder what'll happen with the extra cash - a 37sig web OS perhaps? - kazwell on 2006-09-19
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