May 2013
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“Tumblr is an aesthetic pleasure, like entering a modern art museum for the first...”
– Baig: A Tumblr guide for newbies
(via tumblropenarts)
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Yahoo + Tumblr
I met David Karp, the founder/ceo of Tumblr when he was 19. I was immediately taken with his passion and drive to create wonderful things.
Those days, David was building within his consulting company called Davidville. My friend Fred Seibert made the intro and I’m forever grateful for that.
Not too long after that David launched Tumblr to the world and I became one of it’s earliest users. I...
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One size doesn't fit all
One thing you learn as a parent is how different one child is from another and as result what works for one kid doesn’t necessarily work for another. An example in our house: we have 1 kid in private school and 2 kids in public school.
I think there is a tendency in startup land to believe that what works in one place should work in another.
We see it all the time.
Former Google employees...
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Mansard Roof — Ryan Adams
shared from exfm
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Jelly
More than six years ago I joined Twitter as a user of the service.
I was immediately taken by it’s simplicity, power and how it connected us all. And it had this rare combination of being fun and important at the same time.
I was so taken with the product that I asked my friends for an introduction to the founders. The first Twitter cofounder I met was Biz. We hit it off and shortly after that I...
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Muchacho’s Tune — Phosphorescent
love this...
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“Which of my photographs is my favorite? The one I’m going to take...”
– Imogen Cunningham
Skeletons (Yeah Yeah Yeahs Cover) — Of Monsters...
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I’ll Be You — The Replacements
shared from...
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“I feel sorry for Peter Thiel. Did he really want flying cars? Flying cars are...”
– Bill Gates in a recent Wired interview with Steven Levy
As many of my colleagues will attest, I’ve been so frustrated by that Peter Thiel quote. Happy to see Billg taking it on.
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Ten Women — Conor Oberst and the Mystic Valley...
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How far back can you remember?
After dinner last night, Lauren and I were talking about some of our earliest memories.
She has the most specific memories of her childhood. She can recall the color of her bedroom walls from the house she lived in as well as other specifics that are amazing to me.
My memory is completely different.
For example, we lived in one house when I was 5-10years old and then moved. I don’t...
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“My daily schedule couldn’t be any simpler. I look on a map for places I want to...”
– Kevin Russ
(follow him on Tumblr here).
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Yeah! Oh Yeah! — Tracey Thorn and Jens Lekman
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April 2013
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A review of some gear I picked up recently
It’s been awhile since I wrote up some stuff on gear. This year I’ve picked up a few things so I thought I would share.
1. Filson Small Field Bag. I love this bag. I got the tan one with brown leather trim/straps. It fits my Leica M9, a couple Field Notes pads, and a Mophie Juice sled. It also fits a modified gorilla pod which I often bring along.
2. V-Moda Crossfade m80...
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The Lovers — Arctic Monkeys
Sunday morning,...
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Picking up our own tab
In the earliest days of a company the most critical things are team & product development. Founders energy needs to be primarily focused on those two things. Everything else is often a distraction.
Raising capital for startup companies also requires a big effort. Choosing the right investors that respect/support your vision, that you can imagine working with and can help isn’t an easy task...
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“One failed attempt at a shoe bomb and we all have to take off our shoes at the...”
– John Oliver (via azspot) 