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Stilgherrian - Apr 28, 2008
I like it when software-writers pay attention to the little things. When changing credit card details in my Basecamp account, the system noticed that I also had a Highrise account and offered to update that at the …
Stilgherrian - Apr 23, 2008
Every time I read 37signals’ blog, I find something of value. Today they tell me about a Finnish researcher in human communication, Osmo Wiio, and his Murphy-like laws of communication. If communication can fail, it …
Also tagged: language, human nature
Stilgherrian - Apr 21, 2008
Here’s one for a rainy Monday morning. 37signals’ experimental 4-day working week is going very well. When I first compared this enlightened approach to people-management with the drive-them-harder style of Jason …
Also tagged: business, stress, jason calacanis, human nature, anxiety, zern liew
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Thoughts on TwitterStilgherrian - Mar 15, 2008 In just two months, Twitter has become one of my core communication tools. Non-Twitter instant messaging and Facebook have all but disappeared from the mix. Here’s why. Actually, before that… If you don’t use Twitter … Also tagged: internet, web 2 0, social media, facebook, basecamp, twitter, hugh macleod, julia gillard, common craft, twitterific, twitterings |
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Jason Calacanis and the Evil Cult of the Internet Start-upStilgherrian - Mar 10, 2008 I’m still chuckling at the seriousness with which some people treat getting onto Techmeme . It’s true, I keep stopping typing to giggle. It’s embarrassing. I’d never visited Techmeme until this weekend. Even then it … Also tagged: business, internet, robert scoble, religion, techcrunch, jason calacanis, patty hearst, ecology, techmeme, michael arrington, fundamentalism, duncan riley, david heinemeier hansson |
Stilgherrian - Mar 9, 2008
A note for folks stumbling across this website thanks to the Jason Calacanis / 37signals / TechCrunch discussion: It’s 4.30pm on a sunny autumn Sunday afternoon here in Sydney. I have been writing a further post which …
Also tagged: business, notes, internet, techcrunch, jason calacanis, techmeme, troll, duncan riley
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Well, I wanted some profile before Australia 2020…Stilgherrian - Mar 9, 2008 …but I don’t know whether this was exactly what I had in mind. Calling a high-profile Internet entrepreneur a prick, and then being referenced by some of the highest-traffic tech blogs on the planet. OK, I … Also tagged: business, internet, techcrunch, jason calacanis, techmeme, duncan riley, australia 2020 |
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How do you treat your staff? Like 37signals, or like this prick?Stilgherrian - Mar 9, 2008 “Chalk and cheese” is how I’d describe two approaches to staff management I stumbled across this week. One treats staff as trusted contributors to a shared enterprise, the other as disposable work-droids from which you … Also tagged: business, jason calacanis, human nature, basecamp, human resources, highrise, mahalo, duncan riley |