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#fail

Seth Godin, one of the new world heroes, has failed.
He wrote a book about marketing, then broke the very rules he advocated in the book when bringing it to market.
You can read about it here, on his blog; he freely admits his failure.
Thank you, Seth.
Thank you for living up to your own standards. Thank you [...]

Posted 12 November 2009 § Observations ‡ Comments (2) ° Also tagged: , , ,

We’re Only Human

Give a number of people a series of test questions, or a set of tasks, and you’re bound to see some errors. After all, we’re only human, and humans make mistakes. It’s simply our nature. (It’s also somewhat desirable, since mistakes help us grow and can often lead to entirely new ideas — just ask [...]

Posted 03 November 2009 § Fundementals § Observations ‡ Comments (0) ° Also tagged: , ,

Pay It Backward

Last year I had hernia surgery. I’ve been back to see the surgeon a few times for follow ups, and each time there’s been a student assistant, eager to learn his/her craft. As it happens, yesterday the doctor was delayed at the hospital, so his student did a pre-interview with me (good way to save [...]

Posted 23 October 2009 § Observations ‡ Comments (2) ° Also tagged: , ,