Worth Reading – Post American World

I found The Post American World" by Fareed Zakaria to be a very good read. It's a good place to start learning about issues with India, China, and North America. The tone is very much of the "chill out" it's not as bad as you think variety. This was nice to hear, but also probably...

Comparing Steve Jobs with Lean Startup & Customer Development

I'm still fascinated with the Steve Jobs book. Here's some thoughts on new product development and comparisons with today's popular models: Customer Development and Lean Startup. I can't let go of Steve Jobs ability to "stop the presses" when he felt that a product (or feature ) was not ready to ship. This is so...

Concussions & Injuries Drive “No Hitting in House” Rule Change in Vancouver BC :-)

Last night the PCAHA ( the ruling body for minor hockey in Vancouver BC ) eliminated hitting from all ages of "house" hockey with a vote of 123 for and 39 against. Here is Vancouver Sun article. It doesn't include discussion on hitting PeeWee Rep that I cover below. There may be a removal of...

More Jobs Book Fascination, Apple Contractors Employ 700,000 in China – NYTimes

The NY Times rehashes the Jobs book section on Apples Manufacturing activity in China this past weekend --Apple, America and a Squeezed Middle Class, How U.S. Lost Out on iPhone Work "NY Times" It's a very worthwhile read, but extremely disheartening from a manufacturing in North America perspective. From the Jobs book perspective it is...

Persevering With Steve Jobs … Wow!

Wow! Steve Jobs by Walter Isaacson was a very powerful experience on so many levels. It is hard to figure out where to start. I'm just going to splat out some thoughts here. * Pages 567 - 570 Isaacson finishes with Steve's thoughts on his legacy. Every technology person should read these four pages. It's...