#quote - Life is like a dogsled team. If you ain’t the lead dog, the scenery never changes.
Eugene "B"-log
360 degrees of curiosity
A lesson in transparency @PadPivot style
On January 15th, I pledged towards a neat project on Kickstarter - PadPivot (http://kck.st/gmzC2U). Their goal was to raise $10k towards “the ultimate tablet stand for iPad, Galaxy Tab, Kindle, or other tablet device”. I love Kickstarter as a platform and once in a while contribute to other neat projects such as “Times Square into Art Square” (http://kck.st/caH6Lc)
What I loved about PadPivot designers, Jim and Bernie, is that the enthusiasm was exuding from day one of the project and it has not stopped. This passion must have been felt by 4823 project backers raising in total over $190k.
Here is what impressed me the most… I, one of 4823 backers, really felt as if I was part of the process. We all helped pick the logo, observed bag designs, saw the first shot that turned into tools, saw pictures of Jim and Bernie at MacWorld, etc, etc
But… We were also informed of every issue. Whether it was PadPivot team’s or not they took ownership and full accountability even for Kickstarter platform problems.
From the beginning till now there has been 49 updates to the backers and a lot of time elapsed since my initial contribution to the project.
The PadPivot is still not at my house (coming very soon), but I am more then willing to be a patient consumer all because Jim and Bernie had me engaged, informed and their full transparency throughout is what will continue making PadPivot a great success.
A lot of businesses can learn from them and apply this methodology as a differentiating factor…
Fred Wilson on disruption
“Wilson highlighted Sal Khan who created more than 2,000 free online classes through his Khan Academy and noted that “the vast majority of people who are on Khan Academy are not in the United States.” Saying “if you really want to see how the world is changing go to Sub-Saharan Africa or go to Southeast Asia or go to Eastern Europe and parts of the world that have not had things that we take for granted and look at how they are using the internet to get access to those things and I think that is where you see the big game changing things are going to happen.”
Is Groupon’s Business Model Sustainable?
Some interesting facts here but my question is where are the local businesses NOT spending the $677M - local newspapers are dead in 3 years
What markets / players are getting disrupted by Groupon?
perfection is an iterative process
Drawing is the honesty of the art. There is no possibility of cheating. It is either good or bad.
Simvastatin #justsaying
Not even sure how I ended up at PubMed Simvastatin page -http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmedhealth/PMH0000911/ - but this drew my attention.. I think from now on this will be my test for any doctor (please note I do not take this drug :) )
“Tell your doctor if you are taking antifungal medications such as itraconazole (Sporanox) and ketoconazole (Nizoral); clarithromycin (Biaxin); erythromycin (E.E.S., E-Mycin, Erythrocin); HIV protease inhibitors such as indinavir (Crixivan), ritonavir (Norvir) and saquinavir (Invirase, Fortovase); nefazodone (Serzone); and telithromycin (Ketek). Your doctor will probably tell you not to take simvastatin if you are taking these medications.”
Twitter is about the now. It’s about what the world is talking about, thinking about, caring about and sharing right now. A tweet from an hour ago is a little stale. A tweet from yesterday is practically worthless. A tweet from a week ago is a historical curiosity. A tweet from last year belongs in a museum - or in a blog post, perhaps.
(Source: bit.ly)
What happens to the insurance coverage of people who donate kidneys in America?
The recipient’s insurance covers the tab for both the donor and the recipient for the procedure. The donor needs regular follow ups for the rest of his/her life to make sure that one kidney is in tip top shape. The recipient’s insurance drops coverage because they can’t cover this tab forever. They cut the donor off. And then the donor is left with the bill.
Only in America. Our healthcare system is embarrassing.
via NPR
