This production manager Arno I mentioned,” Freeman says, “he was the second barista I ever hired and he was a German literature major, and Goethe was a big thing for him. And I remember reading some of Doctor Faustus a while ago—you know, to get to know Arno better—and there is a great, great metaphor in it that I’ve been thinking about so much. It’s the prevailing metaphor of my last 18 months. In the […]
The appeal of Maier’s designs is similarly aided by clubbiness and artificial scarcity. With the Cabat, small production runs insure that it is not seen everywhere and thus retains what Steele calls its “stealth luxury” appeal. “One of the most interesting aspects of fashion in the past ten years has been how much of it has been like a secret Masonic handshake,” she told me. “Only people in the know will recognize what you have, […]
oh-totoro: STUDIO GHIBLI ANNOUNCES CLOSURE Toshio Suzuki has announced the closure of Studio Ghibli. Here’s a translated version of the news article: “Just moments ago, Toshio Suzuki, Studio Ghibli producer, announced on the TV show of the MBS Jounetsu Tairiku chain effectively as announced as sources close to the studio, Studio Ghibli will close and production studio anime, leaving himself only as a company that will manage its trademarks. As stated in the program’s producer, […]
So how should advertisers be re-looking at their relationships with media houses? – I think it’s pretty tough, because the media houses are clueless. The average media company in the world is in pretty poor shape. A few will survive. A few newspapers will make the transition from a print product to an electronic product as the New York Times and the Wall Street Journal have done. And the Financial Times, which is perhaps the […]
The fear about [kids] safety is the least rational. Despite the impression you get from watching crime dramas, children in rich countries are mind-bogglingly safe, so long as they look both ways before crossing the road. Kids in the 1950s—that golden era so often evoked by conservative politicians—were in fact five times likelier to die before the age of five. Yet their parents thought nothing of letting them roam free. In those days, most American […]
They easy way out is to look to the greener grass and aspire to run on it. New hires, new money and new partners can be very enticing. Sometimes, in fact dare I say most times, they may even be the best option. However, all too often (myself included), this option is taken too soon or too easily. What if your current employees, your current partners, your current investors and your current co-founders can become […]
Brandy is back. (Source: https://www.youtube.com/)
Reputation is the magnet that brings opportunities to you time and time again. I have found that being nice builds your reputation. A Dozen Things I’ve Learned from Fred Wilson | 25iq
Cover story! But not about my cooking (chef is the Swedish word for boss 😉 (via Toca Bocas Björn Jeffery: På jakt efter ny världssuccé « Chef.se)
My advice to entrepreneurs beyond the obvious (be in the right macro, hire great people, operate with purpose) is to – 1) Optimize for building institutional knowledge – get as many iterations as you can to give you insight into how to win long term 2) Pivot ahead of when you need to – pivoting early is leadership, pivoting late is desperation 3) Fully commit – you won’t / can’t win if you’re hedging. You […]
