The Argument for Surprise Content

I should first state that “surprise” is not quite the right word here: unscheduled, perhaps, is a better term. This inherently sounds like the weakest argument of all. Live wasn’t really that controversial of an argument in some ways: after all, we have live sports and concerts all the time. Limited sounded more controversial, but…

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On Virtue-Positive Operations

As usual, a disclaimer: there is probably plenty of research in this area that I am completely ignorant of. This is literally a random idea I had 2.5 hours ago while walking along the river. Yes, the .5 is there for pedantic purposes.  As I write this blog, Lyft has already gone public, and Uber…

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On Encouraging Business Experimentation

In innovation, many companies still seem to stick with the first idea they have for a new technology. This keeps happening despite all the research and anecdotes that often, one’s first instinct for a technology is the wrong one. For example, “Chemcor,” developed in the late 50′s for “phone booths, prison windows, and eyeglasses“, was…

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