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robjohnson | 14 years ago | on: How to Think Creatively

How does one learn to think, if not through education? And academic article-based education is the primary way of learning in academia.

I very much agree with the post's point about the first step. In order to make a significantly disruptive breakthrough, it's necessary that one knows where the outer edges of that domain lie.

robjohnson | 14 years ago | on: Show HN: My app in 4 weeks is done

This idea of documenting everything through the process from idea generation to publishing is very interesting. I keep thinking that these types of storyboard explainers might be useful in a lot of contexts - tech startups especially.

robjohnson | 14 years ago | on: Kevin Rose’s Oink Hits The App Store

This is a classic critical mass app and I'm a little skeptical right now as to if it has the legs. But then again, I thought Quora was the greatest thing since sliced bread and it doesn't seem to be going anywhere.

robjohnson | 14 years ago | on: Paul Graham's long-lost 2006 Infogami essay, "Startup Names"

The categorization rankings seem pretty subjective. I read somewhere that your best bet, if possible, is to call your company what it does. If your software emails timed newsletters, call it newsletter or emailer and keep working around that until you find something available.

robjohnson | 14 years ago | on: Why Palantir Makes My Head Hurt

As someone who had close interaction with Palantir through many rounds of their interview process, I can say that they do radiate a cult-likeness. The two most important points seemed to be: you need to be brilliant (not a huge surprise) and that you needed to fit in. (the later still seems very strange and contrarian to the rest of their vision)

robjohnson | 14 years ago | on: It’s the founding CEO’s job to personally email the first 1000 users

At first glance, I balked at the title, saying to myself, "Who has the time to personally email 1000 people while doing everything else a founder is responsible for. "

However, after reading the article, I completely agree with this approach. The personal touch, ID of earlyvangelists, and starting a constructive conversation. Great article.

robjohnson | 14 years ago | on: TechStars, Lies & Videotape

This is the worst kind of marketing for tech stars. I wonder how many people who held them high esteem are seriously questioning any motivations of attending.
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