Build Something Beautiful

The craft of building great things

I think we have so many examples of assholes starting businesses, and if they’re the majority of examples, we’re only going to have shitty businesses. I want to see people with very specific perspectives and opinions on how to manifest things into the world. More people should take business personally.

andrea

Alara

There are the two convictions: one that focuses on the numbers and one that feels.

Anonymous • Conviction

juliana ong

Watching Japanese craftsmen at work makes me so happy it’s the way they make ceremonies out of mundane things by doing it with extreme care. Like how bartenders carve ice diamonds or how sushi chefs shape a ball of rice between wet fingers. I love delicateness & precision so much

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andrea

phoebe

An hour on Bets

Brie set a 60-minute timer to answer the question “how can startups maintain a culture of innovation without losing focus on the core?” “Innovation is less an act of intellect than an act of will” –Joseph Schumpeter, economist What is a bet? A bet is something the company wants to accelerate p...

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pphoebe

On balancing focus with flare

Most innovation is a new wrapper for an old thing, meaning there's a fanbase already foraging for it. Your marketing job? Make sure the 'new' still 'looks like food' to this crowd. Use the same images, words, and ideas that resonate.

Yoshio Goto

I've consulted. I've done client work. I've advised. I've served on boards. I've invested. I've written books. I've spoken on the circuit. I've blogged for years.
I have to say, I've found no greater professional joy than working with a tight group of people to ship and support our own products. And for those products to find people willing to trade

sari

I know I’m being my “best self” when I’m making something

alex