In his book Measure What Matters, John Doerr talks at length about how Intel was the most efficiently run company he’d ever seen. During the time he was there, Andy Grove was in charge and heavily influenced his thinking. When Doerr ultimately left for venture capital firm Kleiner Perkins, he took Grove’s principles with him - most successfully applying … Continue reading Organize the Organization with OKRs
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Podcast of the Week: Understanding the China, Tech, and Trade Drama
Exponent episode 171, "An Intra-West Debate," asks if the central debate of the trade war is to get more favorable terms for the west, or to fundamentally undo the east-west integration? If tech itself is fundamentally free of values (think of it as a tool), while cultures inherently have values that they use tech for, … Continue reading Podcast of the Week: Understanding the China, Tech, and Trade Drama
Applying Google’s Elegance to Our Own Businesses
The Google homepage has their logo, a lot of white space, and a box to type in. It’s simple. It’s clean. It’s elegant. According to author/professor Matthew May, “elegance is the ability to achieve the maximum effect of impact through the minimum means.” We have a question, we ask it to Google, and trust them to provide us … Continue reading Applying Google’s Elegance to Our Own Businesses
The Costs of Privacy
Online privacy continues to be a major societal issue, and for me personally, it hasn’t been one that I’ve felt like I really understood. Sure, cell phone companies tracking my location sounds freaky and nobody likes having the shoes they googled show up in Facebook ads for months, BUT… I also like asking “is this … Continue reading The Costs of Privacy
Podcast of the Week: Apple and Anti-Trust (Plus Some Book Recommendations)
In a surprise return, Exponent put up its first episode in months last week. Mostly focusing on concepts from Ben's Stratechery post, "Anti-Trust, the App Store, and Apple," they work through a number of concepts that matter a whole lot for other platform businesses, developers, consumers, and politicians. Understanding the business model, the value they … Continue reading Podcast of the Week: Apple and Anti-Trust (Plus Some Book Recommendations)
Tech’s Empty Chair
This week we saw Facebook and Twitter appear before the Senate Intelligence Committee to talk about foreign election interference. Symbolically, an empty chair was left at the hearings for Google, who failed to send a senior-enough official to the meeting (they tried to send someone more junior and were rebuked). While the hearings went as … Continue reading Tech’s Empty Chair