Business Building

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.

Steve Jobs: The more dependent Google is on Apple, the better October 10, 2008

Companies That Have Successfully Implemented Out-of-the-Box Thinking, via Rory Sutherland:

• Octopus Energy

  • They have a software division called Kraken

  • They manage utilities in a much more sophisticated pricing environment, like cheaper rates for charging cars after midnight

  • “It’s very much about marrying supply and demand.” – Rory Sutherland

  • They have a

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hottest companies in Silicon Valley, famous for one thing: they made an extremely boring product extremely beloved. He speaks about how «technology makes it faster to build, but harder to care.» And how real quality can only be achieved by truly valuing craft, for its own sake. «This is what craft is about — the deliberate attention put into making... See more