The Australian Space Fallacy

April 27, 2011

The image above is taken at Charles Darwin University, from the main courtyard, between the refectory and the library. That grassy area takes up more than the size of a football field and most days, the beautiful green grass is bathed in sunshine. You can imagine the architect’s original designs envisioning students throwing frisbees and [...]

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The Destructive Web

March 30, 2011

“The web has eroded the barriers protecting traditional businesses without improving the competitive position of even one incumbent.” — ‘What Matters in the Media‘, by Jeremy Philips. I’ve been thinking about this concept of the web eroding barriers lately. I recently revisited Chris Dixon’s article from a little over a year ago – ‘Why the [...]

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The Frictionless Life

March 18, 2011

Reposting this from the Native blog. It seems strange How we used to wait for letters to arrive But what’s stranger still Is how something so small can keep you alive – Arcade Fire – ‘We Used To Wait’ I’m one of the last generation who grew up knowing what it was to wait for [...]

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Getting Prepared

March 10, 2011

I am writing this from Darwin, a remote Australian city in the teeth of the wet season. It’s the most intense rain and humidity I’ve experienced. I ran 5 kilometres yesterday and almost passed out. The Darwin summer feels as extreme as the New York winter. New York to Darwin isn’t the typical path so [...]

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Things I Thought On The Plane Home

March 7, 2011

Naples has the best pizza in the world. I also realised the pizza at Eataly in New York is an Italian chain – Rossopomodoro – which brings that Italian slice to New York so you can recreate the real Italian experience on 23rd St. Europe felt like it was in a recession. Naples especially. Speaking [...]

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CEOs and Leadership

February 13, 2011

Triangle offense. I read two articles about what CEOs do months ago and I haven’t stopped thinking about them.The first was by Fred Wilson, who argues that CEOs have to do three things above all else. Sets the overall vision and strategy of the company and communicates it to all stakeholders. Recruits, hires, and retains [...]

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Updating my Text Playlist

February 13, 2011

Last year I posted my Text Playlist, a list of the writing/speaking I repeatedly revisit to shape and sharpen my thinking. Since then, I’ve added four more items to the list. Dennis Crowley (2010) – Top 5 Pieces of Advice for Entrepreneurs – One of the best Quora answers yet, this whole post can be [...]

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What I learnt from a year of magazine subscriptions.

January 23, 2011

Innovating. With the terminal decline of magazines a seeming inevitability (at least among the sliver of the world I spend time with), I decided to take advantage of that wonderful American tradition of grossly discounting magazine subscriptions and splurged a few hundred dollars on a year’s worth of: The New Yorker The Economist New York [...]

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Ambition, Leadership and Philanthropy

January 18, 2011

A colleague and I spoke recently about some traits in young Australians that need fostering – ambition, leadership and philanthropy. “If you plan on being anything less than you are capable of being, you will probably be unhappy all the days of your life.” – Abraham Maslow When people share ambition, they reset the boundaries [...]

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The Future of Sports Coverage Online

January 12, 2011

I track my time online with RescueTime. I know exactly how many minutes I’ve spent on Twitter in the last month (186) compared to how much I’ve spent in Google Docs (132). I also know, that earlier this year, my most viewed non-email site was nba.com. By a long way. Then in the NBA offseason, [...]

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