Patrick Prothe
@patrickprothe
Patrick Prothe
Each of us assigns different values to different things and our behaviors follow accordingly. This is one of the major reasons why it is nearly impossible to “convince” someone of the value of your products or ideas based on rational arguments and tangible benefits. It’s the ol’ Ferrari and Honda Odyssey debate again. Designer jean companies (or my
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“Limit everything to the essential but do not remove the poetry.”
— Dieter Rams, quoted in Less and More: The Design Ethos of Dieter Rams
— Dieter Rams, quoted in Less and More: The Design Ethos of Dieter Rams
Dieter Rams
Ten Ways to Say No 1. Take a time-out. If you’re not sure how to say no, one of
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When I was 21, I spent $13,000 on a giant blue slide... It was the BEST WORST business decision I ever made 👇🏾
I'd just raised $300k for my first company.
We had ten± employees in a warehouse built for hundreds.
Before the desks had arrived, I installed a gaming room, a ball pool, and an enormous slide to get down from it.
Stupid. Immature. Completely
i. Never use a metaphor, simile, or other figure of speech which you are used to seeing in print. ii. Never use a long word where a short one will do. iii. If it is possible to cut a word out, always cut it out. iv. Never use the passive where you can use the active. v. Never use a foreign phrase, a scientific word, or a jargon word if you can
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