The book of inspiration

Minicraft

zproxy — Mon, 19 Dec 2011 10:04:31 +0000

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Get to user delight

zproxy — Tue, 29 Nov 2011 09:25:40 +0000

[...] “Very few startups fail for lack of technology. They almost always fail for lack of customers.” (Steve Blank)

Anything that can be postponed should be postponed.
Organize on demand. Fix things once tey break.
Solve problems quickly. Go into details later.
Outsource and pay commission to save time.
Give up control. Focus yourself on product and customers instead.
Make it a hobby reading books to build great products.

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Tagged: client, customers, product

Pretotyping

zproxy — Tue, 15 Nov 2011 13:36:13 +0000

Pretotyping: Testing the initial appeal and actual usage of a potential new product by simulating its core experience withthe smallest possible investment of time and money

[...] Fake it before making it!

[...] When someone has an idea for a product, this idea is born in a place I like to call Thoughtland.

innovators beat ideas
pretotypes beat productypes
data beats opinions
now beats later
doing beats talking
simple beats complex
commitment beats committees

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Guidelines for success

zproxy — Fri, 04 Nov 2011 09:26:46 +0000

[...] Most people don’t do things that are difficult to do – Jason Cohen

‎[...] We have a strategic plan; it’s called doing things – Herb Kelleher

Creativity - Implementation can be outsourced. Brilliant design can not.
Honesty – Keep your next marketing message honest
Test and tweak – Create and use a feedback loop to keep improving
Just do it – Convert book smarts to street smarts. If you have been waiting for a sign – this is it!
Do not sell out your dream – Never give up on your dreams. To be happy you need to invest in your own ideas!
Ask for sale. Listen to their needs to solve their problems.

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Tagged: creativity, tips

Good Bye, Steve

zproxy — Thu, 06 Oct 2011 06:53:16 +0000

[...] You have to trust that the dots will somehow connect in your future…

[...] There is no reason not to follow your heart!

[...] The biggest difference between time and space is that you can’t reuse time. — Merrick Furst

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[...] unique and valuable—this is where you make margin, money, and history

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Success Traits

zproxy — Sun, 25 Sep 2011 11:55:10 +0000

[...] A positive mind finds a way it can be done… a negative mind looks for all the ways it can’t be done.

[...] Repeated success is about being able to take information and create, build, or apply it in new and important ways. Successful people want to learn everything about everything!

Love what you do
[...] loving what you do is less about what you’re doing and more about how you look at the world.
Work really hard
Focus on one thing, not everything
Keep pushing yourself
Come up with good ideas
Keep improving yourself in what you do
Server others something of value
Persist, because there is no over-night success

[...] Successful people create stuff!

[...] When time is gone – it’s gone forever

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[...] don’t waste time, use it!

Tagged: passion

Visioning Process – What do I want to create?

zproxy — Wed, 21 Sep 2011 09:47:02 +0000

[...] Not all who wander are lost. - J. R. R. Tolkien

Know where you are – what makes you remarkable?’
Design your focused vision of your future you really want
Do it
Keep your vision alive during ongoing environmental changes - “What do I want to create?“

Keys to success:

Leverage your existing resources in new ways
Setting your intentions into motion in intangible ways
Your business is your clarity manifest

[...] “Some men see things as they are and say why. I dream things that never were and say why not.” – Senator Robert F. Kennedy

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Tips For Your Next Marketing Message

zproxy — Thu, 08 Sep 2011 15:01:57 +0000

Attract attention by being significant – dont bore them
Make use of emotion provoking keywords – make them feel again
Sustain attention by being scan-able – remember, people scan they do not read.
Peer reviewers may spot details you have left out your target audience needs
Expect rapid constructive feedback
Monitor competition, learn from them
Simplify. Attention is a precious resource.
Provoke. Be different.
Make sure your message is being opened and read by giving it a remarkable title

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Be Indispensable by building relationships and trust

zproxy — Sat, 03 Sep 2011 12:33:36 +0000

[...] Relationships are about helping!

[...] Tell me how I can help you!

Attend high quality events - Be invaluable to high quality people at such events
Invest in a community – by investing in communities, you will get access to other players and opportunities
Be a resource bank - become a go-to person for just about any kind of support
Engage thoughtfully - engage with high quality people in a way that they will respond to.

[...] What do you like to do when you are not working?

Connect – Seek to understand
Engage – Seek to know the person
Elaborate – Look for ways to help

Stop thinking about results!
Always think about asking questions to the people you meet
Understand we all are special

Building a relationship is a process of continuous positive experiences over time:

Acquitance – be friendly and above all genuine; it helps if you remember some defining comment
Connection - both parties realize they are no longer total strangers
Mutuality of Purpose - let each other know how they can help each other; be a pleasant and polite individual
Relationship - Consistency is the touchstone leading people to feel comfortable around us
Maintenance - nurture, sustain and stay in touch

[...] Everyone makes a living by selling something - Robert Louis Stevenson

[...] What do you need help with?

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Unlimited Detail

zproxy — Tue, 02 Aug 2011 16:05:25 +0000

Fictional items designed by artists
Scanned Real world items

via Geeks3D and also covered by slashdot, rockpapershotgun.

[...] more correctly, get excited about voxels – Notch

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Tagged: video, voxel