Aug 30 2010
Paul Graham on trends for the future - Business of Software Blog
This is a great talk. Worth referencing and re-watching from time to time.
The trends:
- Distributed cocreation moves into the mainstream
- Making the network the organization
- Collaboration at scale
- The growing ‘Internet of Things’
- Experimentation and big data
- Wiring for a sustainable world
- Imagining anything as a service
- The age of the multisided business model
- Innovating from the bottom of the pyramid
- Producing public good on the grid
Aug 27 2010
Quite the eye opening article. Especially how young female shoppers have sought after labels from entirely new online retailers which have become brands for themselves.
Aug 23 2010
by Clayton M. Christensen
The powerful motivator in our lives isn’t money; it’s the opportunity to learn, grow in responsibilities, contribute to others, and be recognized for achievements.
Aug 16 2010
“The government-run research group Korea Development Institute revealed a report prepared for President Lee that said that it would cost South Korea $2.1 trillion over 30 years to absorb North Korea if the North Korean regime suddenly collapsed with the death of Kim Jong-il. If South Korea succeeds in persuading the North to open up for a gradual economic integration with the South, the cost of unification will be around $322 billion, it said.”
Stunning.
Aug 11 2010
The vanity of this simple illustration is hilarious and striking. To me, it cynically represents the entire social web.
Aug 9 2010
An amazing article on the trap of consumerism. Is it ironic I can write those words while working at an advertising agency?
