Tag Archives: process

“Guessing is a Dumb Man’s Job”

Posted on Sunday, 15 October 2017 8:30 am by markpilip

I was watching a Richard Feynman lecture from 1964, during which he described the scientific process. As usual, he did it in a way that even I could understand. Tell me if, in the next roughly 32 seconds of this … Continue reading →

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Data’s FUBAR? Your Process is TARFU!

Posted on Friday, 4 August 2017 9:28 am by markpilip

I’ve taken to ignoring most of the text in trade industry publications until I’ve looked at the numbers. Often, the math doesn’t match the narrative or tells another story completely. Case in point: a couple of days ago, this article … Continue reading →

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Design Your Community

Posted on Monday, 13 August 2012 10:57 am by markpilip

Andrew Chen reminds us this morning to design our community along with our product. This design, as design thinking teaches, should be thoughtful and iterative. The design should not be accidental. Because accidental design is what gets us a customer … Continue reading →

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Reading a Culture Through Bureaucracy

Posted on Monday, 5 March 2012 10:53 am by markpilip

You can tell a lot about the corporate culture of a company by how aggressive the SG&A functions are. Do you get “escalated” (a favorite bureaucratic term, used only at large, inefficient companies) on when you: Neglect to fill out … Continue reading →

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