A very happy rainy, soggy hump day! Let’s start by wishing my friend, Matt Mullenweg, a very happy birthday! It is amazing to see someone you met as a teenager turn into a man and a titan. The New Yorker recently wrote about the quiet quitting. Quiet quitting is not a life philosophy or policy … Continue reading Love What You Do
Steve Jobs
It has been ten years since Steve Jobs passed. The company he co-founded is worth nearly two trillion dollars. The brand he created is everywhere. The devices he helped conjure are everywhere. And yet, we miss him every day, for there isn’t a Steve Jobs to help us overcome our mediocrities. Don’t get me wrong … Continue reading 10 years later
Why iPhone is today’s Kodak Brownie Camera
Standing on the edge of a cliff, I took my time setting up my tripod and camera in anticipation of a sunset. The light would soon be bathing the mountains in front of me, illuminating the confluence of the Indus and Zanskar rivers. One of the most beautiful sights my eyes had ever seen, the … Continue reading Why iPhone is today’s Kodak Brownie Camera
Nine years ago yesterday, Steve Jobs, co-founder of Apple, died. He is gone, but never far from my mind. I am not alone, for all the right reasons. I often think about him and his approach to products. And not to mention some great quotes and wisdom he left behind in his many interviews. I wrote The … Continue reading Still thinking about Steve
Future is for kids
“We don’t seem to be excited about making our country a better place for our kids,” Steve Jobs, 1996. It was one of the most prescient interviews, but for me, this comment has always stayed with me. I am one of those people who believes that we have borrowed from the future too much and … Continue reading Future is for kids
Apple & Steve Jobs defined mobile in the 2010s
Chetan Sharma, a very influential mobile industry analyst every year polls the industry insiders including leaders of some of the biggest and most important networking and telecom companies. He seeks their opinions on the year that was, and what to expect in the year to come. “Over the course of the decade, the number of … Continue reading Apple & Steve Jobs defined mobile in the 2010s
Steve Jobs on Jony Ive
The difference that Jony has made, not only at Apple but in the world, is huge. He is a wickedly intelligent person in allways. He understands business concepts, marketing concepts. He picks stuffup just like that..click. He understands what we do at our core better than anyone. If I had a spiritual partner at Apple, … Continue reading Steve Jobs on Jony Ive
What Lee Iacocca & Steve Jobs had in common
Lee Iacocca, the auto industry legend who was credited with the launch of the Ford Mustang and the revival of a moribund and defunct Chrysler, passed away this week. It prompted me to read as much as I could about him and learn about his methods. I mean, what better way to pay homage to a guy known for his maverick management? Continue reading “What Lee Iacocca & Steve Jobs had in common”
What’s the future of TV? (& what can Apple do about it)
Rollable Television. Foldable Television. MicroLED TVs. Modular TV. Big TV. Bigger and Bigger TV. It is CES time, and it doesn’t surprise me that all the major consumer electronics players are talking about televisions (amongst other things.) I mean what can bring more oohs-and-aahs than television screens with high definition video in a dark room filled with media needing to file something — anything. But the question is for how long we will need this big screen? And what will Apple do about it?
Continue reading “What’s the future of TV? (& what can Apple do about it)”Steve Jobs’ legacy & The iPhone X
If you total up the energy spent debating the merits and demerits of the Apple iPhone X event and various devices announced today, odds are that you could actually power another keynote, one where the basic question is why: why does the iPhone X matter? Why it’s even possible and where it could lead us – and why Apple is best positioned to lead us there. Continue reading “Steve Jobs’ legacy & The iPhone X”