Someone told me something a few months ago and my first thought when I read it was, "That's a crazy way to do business." My instincts told me one thing -- and after the situation developed a little more, my instincts proved me correct. The caveat I should throw in in all this, is that within this...
Today we launched the website + trailer to my new film "The Magic Life" [link] -- it's a feature-length documentary that follows three aspiring magicians trying to turn their passion into their career. I'll detail a little backstory on the film itself, talk about the website + trailer, and then...
In alphabetical order:
Bridesmaids
Laugh out loud funny. One of the best and funniest movies I've seen in years -- I hope it gets multiple Oscar noms because it's so well deserved.
Elite Squad: The Enemy Within [link to trailer]
This might have been the best film I saw all year and maybe...
Following my blog post, "Product: Quality Improvements vs. New Features" [link], a friend and former Google colleague of mine wrote in the following:
[
Nelson, thanks for writing this post. As a PM, I've often struggled with quality improvements vs. new features. Using a notion of value is...
On the audio commentary track to "All the President's Men" [link] -- Robert Redford recounts a conversation he had with Bob Woodward when he was researching the film. Redford to Woodward: "'One thing seems to be sure, you're a workaholic. Why do you work so hard?' He said that when he was a...
A startup I work with is in private alpha of their product. As we were hitting the site, coming up with different ideas, etc. -- the board chair asked me a simple question, "How do you prioritize quality improvements versus new features?"
I want to open this post on Steve Jobs. Walter Isaacson...