This post was co-written with Matt Sparks. Iconic science fiction author William Gibson dreams up futuristic worlds where the characters still wear denim jeans and t-shirts. While this possibility seems counterintuitive for novels set in… Read More »10,000-Year Technology
If we built teams and companies with people from diverse educational backgrounds, from the Humanities to the Sciences, we could solve the toughest problems we face as a society, such as climate change and gender… Read More »A New Approach to Problem-Solving
The Bobiverse Trilogy by Dennis E. Taylor includes We Are Legion (We Are Bob) (Bobiverse Book 1), For We Are Many, (Bobiverse Book 2) and All These Worlds (Bobiverse Book 3). The trilogy is a… Read More »JG Notes: We Are Legion (We Are Bob), For We Are Many, and All These Worlds by Dennis E. Taylor
I struggled to write this post because I really wanted to say nothing but high praise and glowing remarks. However, I decided that I needed to be honest about my experience reading The Obstacle is… Read More »JG Notes: The Obstacle is the Way: The Timeless Art of Turning Trials into Triumph by Ryan Holiday
The other day I attended the annual Austin kite festival and had a blast. I had forgotten how much fun it was to play and honestly, what it was like to fly a kite. I… Read More »The Art of Play: How to Have More Fun and Be More Creative
“Keep doing your verbs, whatever they may be.” Austin Kleon in Keep Going I had the pleasure of seeing Austin Kleon with Debbie Millman at SXSW a couple weeks ago and decided to purchase and… Read More »JG Notes: Keep Going by Austin Kleon
Have you outsourced the wrong task in your startup? I’d like to share a story with you to help you find out. But, before I do, I’d like to preface it with a quote I… Read More »Outsourcing the Wrong Task
“Sometimes the deepest questions are the simplest questions.” Safi Bahcall during his SXSW 2019 presentation, LOONSHOTS: How to Nurture the Crazy Ideas that Transform Industries We’ve been told that product/market fit is one of the… Read More »Emerging Theme at SXSW 2019: Are We Solving for the Real Problem?