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While many of us may understand the distinction between Because Of and With companies, there are still many unanswered questions as to the right business models to use for Because Of companies. As with most of opensource (and some will say it should be all of opensource, and I tend to concur), Because Of companies … Continue reading “Musing on The “With” To “Because Of” transition”
In a recent post titled On Control, I wrote about what happened to LIFE Magazine in 1972; in it I referred to a number of quotes from something called Dirck Halstead’s Platypus Papers. As an aside, I asked if anyone knew where I could find my favourite LIFE photograph, one that has eluded me for … Continue reading “Truth and fiction and strangeness”
Dennis Howlett commented on a recent post of mine, On Control, where I was musing over Big’s relationship to Control Failure, and arguing that we needed a Better But Not That Big approach. One of the things Dennis said was “Big often means complex. So how do you propose to solve the complexity issues?” That … Continue reading “More on Control and Complexity and Big”
I’ve always enjoyed the Francis Bacon quotation: If a man will begin with certainties, he shall end in doubts; but if he will be content to begin with doubts he shall end in certainties. It seems to mean more to me as I grow older. Odd, that. And it was with this quotation in mind … Continue reading “On doubts and certainties”
I came across this post by Guy Kawasaki, commenting on Seth Godin’s latest book, due out sometime this nonth. Do read it, what they speak of is very much in tune with what I was saying in my previous post, even though there are a number of things I disagree with. Here’s what Guy quotes … Continue reading “More on Trust and related matters”