var _gaq = _gaq || []; _gaq.push([‘_setAccount’, ‘UA-1808612-1’]); _gaq.push([‘_trackPageview’]); (function() { var ga = document.createElement(‘script’); ga.type = ‘text/javascript’; ga.async = true; ga.src = (‘https:’ == document.location.protocol ? ‘https://ssl’ : ‘http://www’) + ‘.google-analytics.com/ga.js’; var s = document.getElementsByTagName(‘script’)[0]; s.parentNode.insertBefore(ga, s); })();Tumblr (3.0; @johnndege)http://johnndege.com/<p><a class="tumblr_blog" href="http://blakemasters.tumblr.com/post/23435743973/peter-thiels-cs183-startup-class-13-notes-essay" target="_blank">blakemasters</a>:</p> <blockquote> <p class="MsoNormal"><span>Here is an essay version of class notes from Class 10 of CS183: Startup. Errors and omissions are mine.</span> </p> <p align="center" class="MsoNormal"><u><span>Class 13 Notes Essay—</span></u><u><span> You Are Not A Lottery Ticket</span></u></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><strong><span>I. The Question of Luck</span></strong></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><strong><span>A. Nature of the Problem</span></strong></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span>The biggest philosophical question underlying startups is how much luck is involved when they succeed. As important as the luck vs. skill question is, however, it’s very hard to get a good handle on. Statistical tools are meaningless if you have a sample size of one. It would be great if you could run experiments. Start Facebook 1,000 times under identical conditions. If it works 1,000 out of 1,000 times, you’d conclude it was skill. If it worked just 1 time, you’d conclude it was just luck. But obviously these experiments are impossible.</span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span>The first cut at the luck vs. skill question is thus almost just this bias that one can have. Some people gravitate toward explaining things as lucky. Others are inclined to find a greater degree of skill. It depends on which narrative you buy. The internal narrative is that talented people got together, worked hard, and made things work. The external narrative chalks things up to right place, right time. You can change your mind about all this, but it’s tough to have a really principled, well-reasoned view on way or the other.</span></p> <!--0.00797295570374--> <p><a href="http://blakemasters.tumblr.com/post/23435743973/peter-thiels-cs183-startup-class-13-notes-essay" target="_blank">Read More</a></p> </blockquote>http://johnndege.com/post/23463241113http://johnndege.com/post/23463241113Mon, 21 May 2012 00:03:35 -0400“difficulty is not an indication of value”<br/><br/> - <em>something i read on twitter, or was it hacker news?</em>http://johnndege.com/post/21920334277http://johnndege.com/post/21920334277Fri, 27 Apr 2012 13:44:44 -0400<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m2g1n2jzrl1qzp5uuo1_500.png"/><br/><br/><p>Harvard Business School case study of @Dropbox’s early days. Fascinating and Free! http://bit.ly/Imny7L</p>http://johnndege.com/post/21053488222http://johnndege.com/post/21053488222Fri, 13 Apr 2012 20:35:25 -0400“I think failing is the best way to keep you grounded, curious, and humble. Success is dangerous because often you don’t understand why you succeeded. You almost always know why you’ve failed. You have a lot of time to think about it.”<br/><br/> - <em><a href="http://www.businessweek.com/articles/2012-04-12/how-to-fail-mark-pincus" target="_blank">How to Fail: Mark Pincus - Businessweek</a> (via <a class="tumblr_blog" href="http://www.edial.nl/" target="_blank">edial</a>)</em>http://johnndege.com/post/20986894191http://johnndege.com/post/20986894191Thu, 12 Apr 2012 18:30:11 -0400<p>Great article and I just love the section on <strong>focus. </strong>Brilliant. I am reading the Jobs biography and I am loving it.</p> <p><a href="http://hbr.org/2012/04/the-real-leadership-lessons-of-steve-jobs/ar/pr" target="_blank">http://hbr.org/2012/04/the-real-leadership-lessons-of-steve-jobs/ar/pr</a></p> <p><img src="http://media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m1vqvjaJ2L1qzpw0n.jpg"/></p>http://johnndege.com/post/20383750223http://johnndege.com/post/20383750223Mon, 02 Apr 2012 21:32:16 -0400<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lxvikzvRqQ1r9fbtuo1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p><a class="tumblr_blog" href="http://illestmofoalive.tumblr.com/post/15928886894/just-how-it-should-be" target="_blank">illestmofoalive</a>:</p> <blockquote> <p>Just how it should be.</p> </blockquote>http://johnndege.com/post/19738026476http://johnndege.com/post/19738026476Thu, 22 Mar 2012 13:58:10 -0400<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m0xxxqDMda1qz6f9yo1_r1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p><a class="tumblr_blog" href="http://thisisnthappiness.com/post/19354189128/dont-worry" target="_blank">nevver</a>:</p> <blockquote> <p><a href="http://www.rodeo-gallery.com/rodeo/james-ridchards" target="_blank">Don’t Worry</a></p> </blockquote>http://johnndege.com/post/19386558665http://johnndege.com/post/19386558665Fri, 16 Mar 2012 01:24:56 -0400<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m0ml337XzX1qz6f9yo1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p><a class="tumblr_blog" href="http://fredwilson.vc/post/19052903811/but-i-do-nevver-the-new-generation" target="_blank">fred-wilson</a>:</p> <blockquote> <p>but i do</p> <p><a class="tumblr_blog" href="http://thisisnthappiness.com/post/19004709814/the-new-generation" target="_blank">nevver</a>:</p> <blockquote> <p><a href="http://www.blog.vamadesign.com/2012/03/new-generation.html" target="_blank">The New Generation</a></p> </blockquote> </blockquote>http://johnndege.com/post/19056514177http://johnndege.com/post/19056514177Sat, 10 Mar 2012 09:18:30 -0500<iframe width="400" height="300" src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/LpPE7hCw3rc?wmode=transparent&autohide=1&egm=0&hd=1&iv_load_policy=3&modestbranding=1&rel=0&showinfo=0&showsearch=0" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen></iframe><br/><br/><p>Great talk by Fred Wilson. He discusses the current state of the web, industries he wants to invest in and most important why. Very insightful. Part two of the video is <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DTDFXs8bmn4" target="_blank">here</a>.</p>http://johnndege.com/post/18833801572http://johnndege.com/post/18833801572Mon, 05 Mar 2012 23:39:00 -0500<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lzss4b09qr1rq080oo1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p><a class="tumblr_blog" href="http://benminkoff.tumblr.com/post/18188863672/inspiration" target="_blank">benminkoff</a>:</p> <blockquote> <p>Inspiration.</p> </blockquote>http://johnndege.com/post/18336281829http://johnndege.com/post/18336281829Sun, 26 Feb 2012 16:06:44 -0500“Live for Greatness”http://johnndege.com/post/17605328884http://johnndege.com/post/17605328884Tue, 14 Feb 2012 08:14:03 -0500<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lyziujF2MQ1r1thtao1_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lyziujF2MQ1r1thtao3_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lyziujF2MQ1r1thtao2_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><p><a class="tumblr_blog" href="http://nationalpostsports.tumblr.com/post/17161852936/my-husband-cannot-expletive-throw-the-ball-and" target="_blank">nationalpostsports</a>:</p> <blockquote> <p><a href="http://sports.nationalpost.com/2012/02/06/tom-bradys-wife-gisele-bundchen-blasts-patriots-receivers-after-super-bowl/" target="_blank"><strong>‘My husband cannot [expletive] throw the ball and catch the ball,</strong></a>’ an angry Gisele Bundchen replied to New York Giants fans who taunted her after the game. The Brazilian model and wife of Tom Brady crossed a line, at least according to some of the Patriots.</p> </blockquote> <p>In Your Face Brady!</p>http://johnndege.com/post/17206238250http://johnndege.com/post/17206238250Tue, 07 Feb 2012 06:46:39 -0500<p><a class="tumblr_blog" href="http://daredo.tumblr.com/post/17025567630/create-like-a-god-command-like-a-king-work-like-a" target="_blank">daredo</a>:</p> <blockquote> <p>Quote of the day. This could just about be the recipe for succes as a startup founders and CEOs in general. </p> <p><strong><img src="http://media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lyv9r1yNZs1qhgiy7.jpg"/><br/></strong></p> <p>Photo credits Harold Edgerton, from <a href="http://mastergram.tumblr.com/post/9899220995/harold-edgerton-bullet-through-apple-1964" target="_blank">here</a> </p> </blockquote>http://johnndege.com/post/17056974310http://johnndege.com/post/17056974310Sat, 04 Feb 2012 18:20:22 -0500<a href="http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424052970204301404577170733817181646.html?mod=WSJ_article_comments#articleTabs%3Darticle">The New American Divide</a>: <p>Great article with data about growing inequality in america.</p>http://johnndege.com/post/16645703826http://johnndege.com/post/16645703826Sat, 28 Jan 2012 13:32:49 -0500<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lygrg6Nqud1qz7ni3o1_500.gif"/><br/><br/><p>rain</p>http://johnndege.com/post/16621857182http://johnndege.com/post/16621857182Sat, 28 Jan 2012 00:34:50 -0500<p><a class="tumblr_blog" href="http://www.creativesomething.net/post/14309368349" target="_blank">creativesomething</a>:</p> <blockquote> <p><a href="http://suprhro.com/serve/creativesomething/images/rules-of-creators-life.png" target="_blank"><img alt="Rules of a Creators Life" src="http://suprhro.com/serve/creativesomething/images/rules-of-creators-life.png" width="500"/></a></p> <p>Click to view a tad‒bit larger. And share with your friends, co‒workers, and creative icons.</p> </blockquote>http://johnndege.com/post/16036195039http://johnndege.com/post/16036195039Tue, 17 Jan 2012 20:18:45 -0500<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lxqid1yxN31qzp5uuo1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>Qualcomm offers <a href="http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/technology-16518171" target="_self">$10m prize for Start Trek style Medical Tricorder</a>. As a self-confessed trekkie, I love this. How awesome would be be to be a part of the team building this device. Stuff of legend.</p>http://johnndege.com/post/15770902999http://johnndege.com/post/15770902999Fri, 13 Jan 2012 06:24:00 -0500sciencestark trekinventionmedicine<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lxmxywAzah1qzp5uuo1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>just booked my first gidsy event. a downtown walking tour.</p>http://johnndege.com/post/15668861437http://johnndege.com/post/15668861437Wed, 11 Jan 2012 08:11:00 -0500gidsydowntownnew yorkwalking<iframe src="http://player.vimeo.com/video/13979248" width="400" height="225" frameborder="0"></iframe><br/><br/><p>it just feels good</p>http://johnndege.com/post/14295704372http://johnndege.com/post/14295704372Thu, 15 Dec 2011 23:12:09 -0500<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lub3vbz0Sy1qbg4qwo1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p><a href="http://gooftr00p.tumblr.com/post/12491595784" class="tumblr_blog" target="_blank">gooftr00p</a>:</p> <blockquote><p>Steve Jobs Quote Poster / <a href="http://store.lukesbeard.com/" target="_blank">Luke Beard</a> </p></blockquote>http://johnndege.com/post/14145775791http://johnndege.com/post/14145775791Mon, 12 Dec 2011 21:00:03 -0500