This was originally posted on swombat.com on October 6th 2011. I'm sure there'll be thousands (probably tens of thousands) of blog posts, comments, and other forms of expression and eulogies about Steve Jobs. The man had that much influence over us. Maybe some, maybe all
This was originally posted on swombat.com in June 2011. I regularly get asked about my time in Accenture, and my transition into entrepreneurship, both by people who are trying to decide whether to apply to go there after university, and by people who are currently working there. Here'
This article was originally published on swombat.com in May 2011. From my father's blog about wisdom: Most people will swiftly agree with most of the high values of humankind: freedom, happiness, truth, respect, justice, equality, prudence, compassion, courage, modesty, patience, moderation, harmony, industry and so on; but
This article was originally posted on swombat.com in December 2010. This question pops up regularly on Hacker News. What will kill Facebook? Before that, it was "What will kill Google?" There was no Hacker News before that, but if there had been, it would have been "
This was originally posted on swombat.com in April 2011. Learning how to pitch an idea effectively is an enormously useful skill that they never really teach you at university or at school. It's the kind of thing you learn from personal experience. There are many articles providing
This was originally posted on swombat.com in March 2011. On my first startup, I made the mistake of not talking to customers at all until launch day. As a result, the product sucked - it was not fit for any market. And because it was unfocused, it was impossible
