Regardless, here’s my advice to all the Biffs, Sebastians, Brooks, and Tiffanys who want to be kingmakers: Venture capital is something to do at the end of your career, not the beginning. It should be your last job, not your first. My theory is that when you’re young, you should work eighty hours a week to create a product or service that changes the world. You should not sit in board meetings listening to an […]
The illusion of creative control is maintained by the fig leaf of a songwriting credit. The performer’s name will often appear in the list of songwriters, even if his or her contribution is negligible. (There’s a saying for this in the music industry: “Change a word, get a third.”) Karl Martin Sandberg, Mikkel Eriksen, Tor Hermansen and Other Songwriters Behind the Hits of Katy Perry and Taylor Swift – The Atlantic
One thing Jeff Bezos has said that resonated with our experience is that if you want to innovate you have to be willing to be misunderstood for a long time. Henry Blodget talks about why he sold Business Insider – Fortune
What’s in Prince’s Fridge? In 2011, about 5 pounds’ worth of Dunk-a-roos. What’s in Prince’s Fridge? – The Heavy Table
“If you keep yourself topped off with ideas all the time, you never become open enough to get the sustenance you require in order to move on. You end up just recycling what is already in the zeitgeist.” (via Robert Rowland Smith on Ideas – RSA) (Source: https://www.youtube.com/)
A long Swedish interview with me, mainly about Toca Boca. In the newspaper where I got my first job, almost 20 years ago now. (via Han skapar lek-appar för miljoner – Ekonomi – Göteborgs-Posten)
In fact, it’s almost anti-discussed due to the obsession in media and political circles with the alleged rise of the robots. We’re so busy worrying about how to counteract an imaginary, robot-driven productivity surge that we’re barely paying attention to the real story of the productivity slowdown. The automation myth: Robots aren’t taking your jobs— and that’s the problem – Vox
“Financial independence isn’t so much about freedom from work. It is more about freedom to do your best work, without money getting in the way.” I retired at 30. The best part isn’t leisure — it’s freedom. – Vox
“Unlike many children’s television shows which “are saying, ‘Come on, join in, kids, sing along,’ which I think is patronising”, Stampy talks directly to the audience. “It’s like speaking to a person, I guess.” Stampy Cat: Joseph Garrett’s cartoon from Minecraft that is bigger than Justin Bieber – and has just been linked to Disney – Online – Media – The Independent
Afrobeat coming strong now. Absolutely loved the original, and here’s a new great version with Drake and Skepta. Ojuelegba Remix ft. Drake & Skepta
