By 1954, a Denmark-based toy manufacturer called “The LEGO Company” had established a reputation for making high quality wooden toys. Some five years earlier they had introduced a plastic toy called “the automatic binding brick.” It met a poor reception that spawned prophesies of failure in the industry press. LEGO made good wooden toys; this [...]

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I have been meaning to put this list up …here is a rough first pass at some of my favorite books. They all have something to offer, even if some have more than others. Where there are more than one author I have only listed the first for now. Marketing and Product Development: Crossing the [...]

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We had a fun discussion today regarding strategy. For the last three years we have been re-tooling based on our successes with other businesses. The process has involved deepening in our expertise in every area of technology – from databases to the minutae of cross browser CSS, to JavaScript and application frameworks, servers, and storage [...]

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Wikipedia now has a great article on Everett Rogers’ Diffusion of Innovations http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Diffusion_of_innovations If technology touches your career, this research provides some excellent perspectives and tools. It has been used by some of the giants of high technology, and notably Geoffry Moore used it to develop his book series “Crossing the Chasm”.

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You can use the same flashcards we used to gain deep knowledge ASAP of Ruby on Rails syntax and inner workings. Check out our Rails Subject and Flashcards Just click on the “study materials” tab and choose a set of flashcards. Here is a link directly to a memorization drill: A set of Ruby on [...]

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This week I got a rare treat when friend and client David Rolston came over and spent some time in my backyard. Dave is an acclaimed landscape architect whose work is regularly featured in magazines and TV. Watching him work and listening to him discuss his process I was reminded again and again of Christopher [...]

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The author of one our favorite books has a foundation. Looks very interesting. Reminds me we need a One Good Idea post from the Art of Learning. http://www.jwfoundation.com/index.html

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This post by Will originally appeared on our earlier blog “Nonlinear Growth” – SL As I was running my Internet business, one of our biggest issues is that the Internet is like a blank piece of paper you can draw anything on. So we would contantly have numerous ideas thrown our way. I would always [...]

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We are one idea away from astronomical success. There is at least one idea that, if applied correctly, could blow the lid off of your current business. And the interesting part is, that there are probably dozens of these ideas that would give you nonlinear growth in your bottom line. How do we know that? [...]

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