February 2012
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how freemium products are like really good cups of...
Everyone loves a free cup of really good coffee. Even if it’s a really small cup of really good coffee, everyone loves free coffee.
What if, right after drinking that really small cup of really delicious coffee, I offered you a bigger cup of delicious coffee with your choice of cream and/or sugar for $1?
That’s how I think of the “freemium” model for stuff like...
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criticism vs. cynicism →
Criticism is doubt informed by curiosity and a deep knowledge of a discipline related to your work. Whether the criticism you receive is constructive or not, it comes from knowledge.
By contrast, cynicism is a form of doubt resulting from ignorance and antiquated ways. Industry experts will often express doubt based on an ingrained muscle memory of past experiences that handicaps their...
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daily read app dot appspot dot com
I created a very simple tool that helps me keep up to date with sites I find interesting.
The point of putting together this little application was to attempt to solve a very specific problem that I have had for the past few years of using the internet: I’m interested in too much stuff, which means there are a lot of sites I want to visit. It’s hard to manage that list of sites.
I...