19 April 2012
business — #
Apple Stores have seventeen times better performance than the average retailer
6 April 2012
design & business — #
Christian Lindholm via Om Malik: The of course principle of design
Most companies (including web startups), he said, are looking to “wow” with their products, when in reality what they should be looking for is an “‘of course’ reaction from their users.”
business — #
Chris Dixon: The problem with investing based on pattern recognition
29 March 2012
business — #
The Man Who Broke Atlantic City
Don Johnson won nearly $6 million playing blackjack in one night, single-handedly decimating the monthly revenue of Atlantic City’s Tropicana casino. Not long before that, he’d taken the Borgata for $5 million and Caesars for $4 million. Here’s how he did it.
12 March 2012
business & culture — #
“If you hire people just because they can do a job, they’ll work for your money. But if you hire people who believe what you believe, they’ll work for you with blood and sweat and tears.” — Simon Sinek
9 March 2012
fashion & business — #
The Most Interesting Underpants in London London
When Mr Moore junior decided to retire, around 13 years ago, he simply stopped trading, he didn’t clear the window display but left it just as it was on the last day of business.
3 March 2012
business & technology — #
Docracy is a community provided and curated repository of free legal documents. Of course, you get what you pay for.
1 March 2012
business & culture — #
Slavery Footprint will help you calculate how many slaves you have working for you.
28 February 2012
web & business — #
Transferwise is an awesomely disruptive way to transfer money without getting gauged by the banks… but only in the UK and Europe so far.
6 February 2012
business & design — #
Surprise surprise: Consumers Shun Products From Disliked Firms
design & business — #
Why most UX is shite is a bit reductionist but gets to the right conclusion: great ux comes from great organizations.