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Scott Sonenshein on Chasing and Functional Fixedness

  • by Stuart Patience
  • 28th January 202228th January 2022

Chasing is the idea that the more resources we have, the better results we can achieve. Chasing is detrimental because… it takes us off our… Read More »Scott Sonenshein on Chasing and Functional Fixedness

Guidelines 2022

  • by Stuart Patience
  • 3rd January 20223rd January 2022
  • 1 Comment

Given that you already have far more than most people in history, and are as-good-as-certain to have more stuff than you’ll ever need even if… Read More »Guidelines 2022

“The successes pay for the failures”

  • by Stuart Patience
  • 15th December 202016th December 2020

They say that publishing works on this basis, with the most successful books subsidising the disappointments. Within the limits of publishing’s Rule Number One (“Remain… Read More »“The successes pay for the failures”

Burn rate (3): revenue first (better before cheaper)

  • by Stuart Patience
  • 12th November 201912th November 2019

Given the formula [available cash / (income – expenditure), there are two obvious ways to extend your organisation’s life: you can increase income (revenue) or… Read More »Burn rate (3): revenue first (better before cheaper)

Steve Blank: definition of a startup

  • by Stuart Patience
  • 6th September 20196th September 2019

I’m horrified to discover that I haven’t posted anything much focusing on Steve Blank’s work on Startups, customer discovery and iteration. His definition of a… Read More »Steve Blank: definition of a startup

The clothesline paradox

  • by Stuart Patience
  • 18th August 201918th August 2019

If you take down your clothesline and buy an electric clothes dryer, the electric consumption of the nation rises slightly… If you go in the… Read More »The clothesline paradox

Responsibility

  • by Stuart Patience
  • 25th May 201923rd May 2019

Whether you’re improving your own work or helping others improve theirs,* it pays to spend time talking about who is responsible for what – and… Read More »Responsibility

Econtalk: Mauricio Miller on Poverty, Social Work, and the Alternative

  • by Stuart Patience
  • 9th May 20199th May 2019

This is a really interesting episode of Econtalk, and worth a listen. Highlight 1: Accurate description of poor communities A couple of things here really… Read More »Econtalk: Mauricio Miller on Poverty, Social Work, and the Alternative

Externalities

  • by Stuart Patience
  • 19th April 201917th April 2019

We’re familiar with the externalities of industrial production and consumption. They’re fairly predictable, and often visible. Even air pollution, the silent killer, is usually visible… Read More »Externalities

Bootstrapping the non-profit organisation Rule 6: Scale is not a Reward (2)

  • by Stuart Patience
  • 27th September 2018

This is the sixth-and-half post in a series applying Seth Godin’s rules of bootstrapping (see also here) to building a non-profit organisation. Scale and the Free Prize Inside We left… Read More »Bootstrapping the non-profit organisation Rule 6: Scale is not a Reward (2)

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