[This is a talk I recently gave at Ideaweek 2020 by MOI Global.] When preparing the remarks to share with you, I was reminded of the Stanford commencement speech by Steve Jobs from 2005. I remember vividly watching it in 2006 on YouTube, just as I was graduating from college, and it made a big…
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Hell Yeah or No
Four words. This is the simplest and most useful decision making concept I have come across. I reflect on it regularly and it helps me to say “no” with more conviction. If you’re not saying “HELL YEAH!” about something, say “no”. When deciding whether to do something, if you feel anything less than “Wow! That…
Contemplating Mortality
It’s healthy to reflect on the nature of impermanence, especially our human mortality. The Stoics recommend to prepare for your own death every day. During one of my daily reflections, I looked it up. Each day, 150,000 humans die. That means that in 2019, more than 50 million people will die. It’s good to remember…
Real Artists Ship
Recently I watched the 1984 Macintosh Presentation at the Boston Computer Society. What a great peek into the creation and the thinking behind the first Macintosh computer in 1984. What a great inspiration for people who are trying to build great products and great software. The principles by which the first Mac was built are…
Pirates of Silicon Valley DVD
Es fing damit an, dass Alain ein Buch über Steve Jobs ins Büro brachte. Ein paar Wochen später hatte auch ich es gelesen und war begeistert von der spannend erzählten Geschichte. Über YouTube bin ich auf folgende Ausschnitte aus dem Film “Pirates of Silicon Valley” gestossen. Seither stand dieser Film auf meiner Kaufliste. Da es…