How The HyperNovelty of Online Media Is Building a Generation of EntrepreLosers
They don’t intentionally lie to you, it’s just part of the game. The new new thing is always more interesting than reality. That is why the stuff you are learning is mostly crap.
I hear it regularly, as people tell me their business ideas that show a total lack of recognition of what business [...]
How MicroPublishing Is Killing The Nuances of Knowledge
Warren Buffett once wrote that “conventional wisdom is often long on convention and short on wisdom.” I’ve been thinking about that a lot since SXSW because I left the conference shocked at the conventional wisdom about the web that permeated the panels. I saw very little debate or controversy. I saw very [...]
My Business Magazines Lied to Me
Nothing is easier than self-deceit. For what each man wishes, that he also believes to be true. — Demosthenes
Kool-aid is a wonderful thing. It tastes excellent. It comes in pretty colors. If everyone else is having some too, it becomes a bonding point with friends. The problem is, it doesn’t have [...]