Here are some very funny videos that Stephen Merchant (the actor /comedian/writer of The Office) recorded for Newcastle Brown (UK beer) company. Warning: do not use speakers at work, and do not drink coffee whilst listening https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=h1YvJBwC4xQ Plus a few different angles.... https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fQcPZWctDfM https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bfmPLlQYbyE
Apple-math: why Apple is so successful
I spilled coffee on my 2 year old Macbook. So I scheduled an appointment in the Genius Bar. They take my Macbook out back and come back with graves faces. They told me the motherboard, SSD, keyboard and possible screen need to be replaced. Just to confirm - the only thing that was not going … Continue reading Apple-math: why Apple is so successful
Poor scope control. #1 serial killer of projects.
This in an excerpt from my recent free ebook "Analysis, Automation and Adoption for #AwesomeAdmins"(44 pages of valuable content - not 6 pages of marketing fluff). It is written with Salesforce implementations in mind, but it is equally applicable to any other systems implementation; MSDynamics, SAP, Workday, Oracle etc or in fact any change initiative. https://elements.cloud/ebook-analysis/ … Continue reading Poor scope control. #1 serial killer of projects.
See your product through the eyes of your customers.
Perhaps this simple reframing of how you think about your product through the eyes of your customers will help.
Operational Excellence 2.0: invented in Silicon Valley?
I spent 15 years building Nimbus, a process mapping company, to a reasonable size in the UK and a very successful exit. I now live in San Francisco where I have become an avid student of “the Silicon Valley way”. And 4 years after the exit, I have got the 3 of the founders got … Continue reading Operational Excellence 2.0: invented in Silicon Valley?
News hacking at its best
News hacking is the new content. It is immediate, riffing off a recent news item. But it better be clever. Below is the perfect example. It is not just a BIG PURPLE BANNER WITH RAIN. But it is more subtle. Hat tip Chevrolet.
The future of home delivery… Top-Gear style
Jeremy Clarkson and his boys (Richard Hammond and James May) have signed a £160m deal to create a 3 series set of motoring programmes for Amazon. So Amazon have used some of his downtime to get him to appear in their ad for drone delivered packages. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MXo_d6tNWuY
Black Friday…. irrational behavior?
This in one in a series of "Business Card Insights" which I have ben writing for Q9Elements. But some are off topic / not appropriate, which is why it has been posted here. Head over to Q9Elements and subscribe to getBusiness Card Insights every Monday morning.
You can tell I work in Silicon Valley
I am in 111 Minna Gallery in downtown San Francisco, which serves Red Door coffee and has free hotdesking and 5G wifi..... But what made me stop was their sign. And, no. I DIDN'T qualify for a free coffee. But the guy ahead of me did.
Love not having to fly to meetings, but I still hate conf calls #funny
UberConference have summed it up perfectly in this video https://youtu.be/zwdKWg_uwuY
Cloud – it’s all good right? Not for ISVs
This is an excerpt from our new book "Thinking of migrating to the cloud? Ask the Smart Questions" which is out in the fall. Simple decision, right? As every new software vendor "in the cloud" it would seem that migrating from on-premise to the cloud is the obvious answer. But it is not so clear cut … Continue reading Cloud – it’s all good right? Not for ISVs
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