June 2011
2 posts
“The temptation to quit will be greatest just before you are about to succeed.”
– Source
“Good design is clear thinking made visible.”
– Edward Tufte
May 2011
1 post
March 2011
1 post
November 2010
2 posts
October 2010
1 post
“Good is the enemy of great.”
– Jim Collins
August 2010
2 posts
“It’s funny how it feels almost fragile the way people discover the things...”
– Sydney Pollack from Sketches of Frank Gehry. From all of the inspirational quotes from this documentary, I can relate to this thoughtful insight the most. Frank Gehry reflects on how easily he could have chosen to become a pilot instead of becoming a world-renowned architect.
July 2010
1 post
June 2010
2 posts
Delivering Happiness can be Profitable
Tony Hsieh is a relentless entrepreneur who stopped at nothing to turn Zappos.com into the largest online shoe retailer, recently acquired by Amazon.com for $1.2 billion. This is definitely not your typical “overnight internet success” story, but more of an “against all odds” drama that started back in 1999. Of course I was interested in learning more about Tony Hsieh...
May 2010
3 posts
Good vs. Great UX
A good UX is having the steps at a theater glow when the lights dim.
A great UX is having the last step glow a different color.
WatchHow great leaders inspire action
April 2010
2 posts
WatchFred Wilson’s 10 Golden Principles of Successful Web Apps
March 2010
1 post
February 2010
6 posts
“Well done is better than well said.”
– Benjamin Franklin
“All truth passes through three stages. First, it is ridiculed. Second, it is...”
– Arthur Schopenhauer, German philosopher (1788 – 1860)
“Being realistic is the most commonly traveled road to mediocrity.”
– Will Smith
“Happiness is when what you think, what you say, and what you do are in harmony.”
– Mahatma Gandhi
“There is nothing either good or bad, but thinking makes it so.”
– Shakespeare
“Automation makes for a great exit strategy.”
“A great feature set is more likely to acquire new customers, but a great...”
– It’s easy to compare two products on paper, however it’s difficult to quantify the experience. Always sell the experience.
January 2010
7 posts
“Less is less. Less is more implies that more is better.”
– Jason Fried
“The secret to success is automation.”
“Posting to a blog no one knows about feels refreshingly honest.”
“Don’t settle.”
– Steve Jobs
“Sometimes you have to stop dreaming and start doing.”