The Power of Play
parislemon: Seth Stevenson talking to Slack CEO Stewart Butterfield: “Play is a really fundamental activity that’s perhaps underappreciated in mainstream culture,” says Butterfield. “It’s a great basis for human interaction. Playfulness means not just silliness but an experimental attitude. Looking at the world sideways and being curious.” Slack…
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Importance of building platforms
“Bill Gates got it immediately. It took Andy Grove 10 years to figure it out, and 20 years for Steve Jobs.”…
Definition of success
“There’s this thing in technology, almost a disease, where the definition of success is making the most. How many clicks did you get, how many active users do you have, how many units did you sell? Everybody in technology seems to want big numbers. Steve never got carried away…
Lifetime to paint like a child
“It took me four years to paint like Raphael, but a lifetime to paint like a child.” ― Pablo Picasso…