Author: Kanyi

Build what you know

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My buddy just pointed out to me that another “Instagram for Video” announced funding today. This is a very quick post. What feels to me like a no-brainer in designing products that capture a rich user experience: is it something that you yourself can’t stop using? There have been plenty of posts about this in the past, too. Sure, baby products and medical devices don’t count. Sure, the CEO of Wal-Mart doesn’t shop at Wal-Mart, […]

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http://kanyi.tumblr.com/post/10030786855/audio_player_iframe/kanyi/tumblr_lrayluQxZ21qatcg0?audio_file=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.tumblr.com%2Faudio_file%2Fkanyi%2F10030786855%2Ftumblr_lrayluQxZ21qatcg0 Lana Del Rey is torturous beyond her time, if her music hangs in. And this one is so sad and beautiful.

Hemingway Challenge: Twenty-five Influential Writers Offer Original Fiction in 6 Words, No More, No Less.

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John Updike: “Forgive me!” “What for?” “Never mind.” Irvine Welsh: Eyeballed me, killed him. Slight exaggeration. Norman Maller: Satan — Jehovah — fifteen rounds. A draw. Andrea Siegel: “Welcome to Moeshe Christiansen’s Bar Mitzvah.” Rick Moody: grass, cow, calf, milk, France AM Homes: He remembered something that never happened. Robert Olen Butler: Saigon hotel. Decades later. He weeps. Tobias Wolff: She gave. He took. He forgot. Courtney Eldridge: — I love you… — Love ya […]

Building a Company is Hard

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brycedotvc: I’ve always hated the term “do what you love”. Not sure why it’s grated on me but I’ve always found it trite. It’s too pretty a package for how messy and hard startup life actually is. But, a few quotes last week have me warming to it. I found the first floating in a sea of Steve Jobsisms: Spot on. Feelin it. Building a Company is Hard

Being Tim Devane: Start-Up Sales

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tdevane: We’ve all been reading that the current tech period we’re in is more stable and less bubbly because the multiples are more concrete. Big companies like Facebook, LinkedIn and Zynga have real, sustainable revenues to go along with their user growth and hype. Its a good sign for the longevity of… Great stuff Tim. Being Tim Devane: Start-Up Sales