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Productivity Massacre, Norway, Quote, Terrorism

Quote: Vulnerable by choice

24. July 2011 Manuel Koelman

“In the safest, most boring country, the worst lone gunman shooting happens. The worst in the world, in history. But it will not make our country worse. The safe, boring democracy will supply him with a defense lawyer as is his right. He will not get more than 21 years in prison as is the maximum extent of the law. Our democracy does not allow for enough punishment to satisfy my need for revenge, as is its intention. We will not become worse, we will be better. We lived in a land where this is possible, even easy. And we will keep living in a land where this is possible, even easy. We are open, we are free and we are together. We are vulnerable by choice. And we will keep on like that, that’s how we want to live. We will not be worse because of the worst. We must be good because of the best.”

I very much like this quote, which was posted in a Forum by a user called Ola. An impressive response to the terrible attack that just happened in Norway. The world could use more of this.

Entrepreneurship Entrepreneurship, Quote, Seth Godin

Entrepreneure starten ein Unternehmen weil sie müssen, nicht weil sie wollen

30. November 2010 Manuel Koelman

The people who successfully start independent businesses do it because we have no real choice in the matter. The voice in our heads won’t shut up until we discover if we’re right, if we can do it, if we can make something happen. This is an art, our art, and to leave it bottled up is a crime.

Seth Godin on the urge of starting a company

Productivity IBM, Interview, logo, NeXT, Paul Rand, Quote, Steve Jobs

Steve Jobs inverview about Paul Rand (from 1993)

24. April 2010 Manuel Koelman

In this interview from 1993 Steve Jobs talks about Paul Rand, the designer of the NeXT logo (and many others like the IBM logo). There is a great quote in this interview about what is what like to work with Paul Rand.

I asked him if he would come up with a few options. And he said, “No. I will solve your problem for you. And you will pay me. And you don’t have to use the solution. If you want options, go talk to other people. But I’ll solve your problem for you the best way I know how. And you use it or not. That’s up to you. You’re the client. But you pay me.” And there was a clarity about the relationship that was refreshing.

Productivity Quote, Sales

What kind of store is not about sales? That’s like saying you’ve got a pen that isn’t about writing – I like it :-)

10. December 2009 Manuel Koelman

Nokia Confirms New York and Chicago Flagship Stores Are Closing in Early 2010

Same deal with the London store — big expensive stores that failed to generate sales. Chris Ziegler at Engadget writes:

The way we saw it, these stores were never about sales; they were
about exposing Nokia to the public and vice versa in a cool, hip
environment, and regardless of how you feel about the company’s
handsets, they’d effectively accomplished that with the flagship
strategy.

What kind of store is not about sales? That’s like saying you’ve got a pen that isn’t about writing.

via daringfireball.net