My Dad’s shed is oil-stained, worn, and (for much of the growing season) rather dusty. Growing up I spent my time trying to avoid it as much as possible; people in the shed got put to work. Older, and with kids of my own, I realize it was probably the most important classroom I will ever have.
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The latest book from 37 Signals is REWORK. Will it net them press coverage, developer adoration, and a million dollars to the bottom line as GETTING REAL was claimed to? Or is this the author’s sophomore slump?
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It’s rare to see a quality debate from two people who have the backstory to lend credibility to their arguments. It is an interview about business models, bubbles, capitalism, market share vs. profit share, running a business vs. scaling for exit… and that’s just the first ten minutes. Buckle up, we’re about to pontificate up-in-here.
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Five minutes is not a lot of time, even if is an Ignite talk. My challenge is to explain a diverse business ecosystem made up of parallel economic tribes with semi-permeable membranes based on shared belief. Crazy? Maybe. At least I’ll get in my quota of syllables said. Interested? Read on.
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A themeword encapsulates everything you hope to accomplish for the coming year in a single word. Just as the 140 character limit on Twitter forces one to strip away fluff in order to express concentrated thought, a themeword is a great tool for simplifying overly verbose plans into focus. And my themeword for 2010 is a doosy.
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