garry’s subposthaven

The threshold for the release of the first product should be, 'What would Steve Jobs do?'

Picking a co-founder is your most important decision. It’s more important than your product, market, and investors.

The ideal founding team is two individuals, with a history of working together, of similar age and financial standing, with mutual respect. One is good at building products and the other is good at selling them.

Venture Hacks has got it right.

A sign on a train boarding platform in Osaka, Japan, showing the boarding point for a ladies-only car. These cars have become neccesary due to high levels of groping in mixed cars. Two-thirds of women between the ages of 20 and 40 say they have been groped on the train in Japan.

THAT IS MESSED UP.

The dirty little secret about simple: It’s actually hard to do. That’s why most people make complex stuff. Simple requires deep thought, discipline, and patience – things that many companies lack. That leaves room for you. Do something simpler than your competitors and you’ll win over a lot of people.

Analysing the lifestyle of 514 children aged 8, her team found that within four years 111 had become short-sighted. Crucially, those children spent less time engaging in outdoor and sporting activities than those who did not become myopic - 8 hours compared to 12 hours per week.

Wild, I had no idea.