What if Siri Was put on Apple TV?
The idea of putting Siri on Apple TV reminds me of an episode from Eureka when S.A.R.A.H was introduced: How far away that is from actually happening? Who knows – maybe Jonathan Ive of Apple already has a prototype in their design labs. They’d ask Siri-APple-TV stuff & it would pop back answers to queries. It would save a recording of a baseball game for you and play it back....
Read MoreEntrepreneurs: Question Your Assumptions + Smule Case Study
In one of my talks I discussed about testing mini-products & customer development. Here’s an excerpt: This case study was taken from The Entrepreneur’s Guide to Customer Development: A cheat sheet to The Four Steps to the Epiphany: I talked about John Boyd’s OODA Loop (Observe-Orient-Decide-Act) before here & here. Lean Entrepreneurship/Customer Development...
Read MorePassionate People at the Gnome 3.2 Release Party
I was bombarded on Facebook & Twitter with messages about Steve Jobs yesterday. He was innovative, a great leader, passionate, driven, …and so on. It was getting too loud. To escape the noise, I took a peek at the office pantry’s TV. Lo & Behold! Mr. Holland’s Opus (a very inspirational, tear-jerker) was on. It was too emotional. Later that evening,I visited the...
Read MoreIt’s Annoying How Someone You Don’t Know Personally Can Affect You So. RIP Steve Jobs.
I woke up late this morning. I remember thinking. Why did I wake up late? Is something wrong with the universe? An hour later I read the news. Steve Jobs passed away. Something was wrong with the universe. Steve Jobs left a ding. Makes you think about your life, doesn’t it? Tweet
Read MoreMaking A Difference In The World
I had a rather nice talk this afternoon in my regular seminars. One of the topics I discussed was Starting with Why: How Great Leaders inspire. It was borne out of TED talk by Simon Sinek: As I browsed through Sinek’s profile, I saw this short note about him: His earliest work was in advertising, moving on to start Sinek Partners in 2002, but he suddenly lost his passion despite earning...
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