Beverley
@beverley
I am a Technology Entrepreneur quietly building humble but handy Internet businesses.
Beverley
Working in technology means one thing above all else: chasing scale. There is a reason why much of the tech world is obsessed with growth. Free from physical constraints, digital systems can scale to an incomprehensible size. The appeal of conquering the engineering, design and business challenges of mega-scale is strong, the rewards immense. But
... See moreSteve Jobs once said, “ The most powerful person in the world is the storyteller . The storyteller sets the vision, values, and agenda of an entire generation that is to come.”
Mario Gabriele • Generalist Capital: In Search of Epics | The Generalist
Entrepreneurship is a personal growth engine disguised as a business pursuit.
James Clear • 3-2-1: Entrepreneurship, Habits, and the Joy of Climbing | James Clear
Steve Jobs energy transference was so strong it was labelled a Reality Distortion Field. He could bend other people's perception of reality with one interaction. I don't think this is some mystical woo-woo energy. It's a combination of intensity, frame, belief, body language, optimism and vocal tonality.
I want us to collectively raise the bar for what we expect from our digital experiences. Life isn't just a series of problems to be solved but moments to be lived. As we find ourselves spending more and more of our time in the digital world—especially now—we should expect that world to inspire, surprise, and dare I say, even challenge us. We are... See more
(Not Boring) Software Inc. • No More Boring Apps | (Not Boring) Software
Constraints are parameters within which one operates, guiding actions toward optimal outcomes, while restraints imply limitations that hinder progress. Embracing constraints should foster creativity and efficiency and should help transform potential obstacles into catalysts for innovation.
“The TL;DR is there’s a huge ship with a broken engine, but none of the engineers know how to fix it. That is, until they bring in an older, more experienced engineer, who figures out the problem immediately. But when this more experienced engineer bills them for $10,000, the other engineers think they’re being ripped off - after all, he only
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“One might propose that the entire profit motive behind the genre of creative work made up by brand, marketing, and design is to drive behavior change. We enable customers to do something new — whether by informing them that an option exists, or making it more attractive and effective to choose that option over others.”