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Really interesting interview, asking start-up founders what their best and worst decisions were.
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One of the things that surely marks a great tech executive is the ability to explain quite complicated concepts in simple language. Jonathan Schwartz has that ability. So does Simon Willison. Hmmm…
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“I feel strongly that the removal of people from any industry leads it down a path that we as a society don’t want to go down — that the more we dehumanize services, the more that we forget that we are, indeed, creating and distributing these services for other human beings.”
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Absolutely AMAZING post from Suw Charman. Insightful, smart and just so so right. EVERYONE should read this. Now.
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“Even if we sell every ticket, even if everybody blogs about having a great time, if the line-up consists of a bunch of white male speakers (“A-list” or otherwise), I will consider the conference a failure.”
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“Don’t let your first post in the group simply be a request. Don’t ask for help without first offering yours.”
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“40%+ of our attendees are women. If we aren’t getting at least significantly close to this number in terms speakers, then frankly, I happen to think that is discriminatory.”
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“It’s about expanding your vision, hearing from voices you haven’t before, and learning something new. That’s not just happy hippie rainbow talk either, it makes perfect business sense to go after the market you don’t have”
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“Summoning Jon Hicks to our — Dan Cederholm produced — green-squared alter for the ritual sacrifice in fire of all the fluffy animals on earth would not rescue a broken technology. Microformats are not broken; the limits are designed.”
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“Infinite choice is its own kind of misery, just as having no choice at all.”
