Author: Russ Guill

Here are some of the articles we’ve been reading around this office this week. The Financial Industry Needs to Start Planning for the Next 50 Years, Not the Next Five – “Despite rapid innovations in data processing and machine learning, many businesses have yet to make the leap from the Industrial Age to the information…

Here are some of the articles we’ve been reading around this office this week. How Successful People Spend Their Weekends – “Successful people know the importance of shifting gears on the weekend to relaxing and rejuvenating activities.” Why Business Leaders Need to Read More Science Fiction – “Exploring fictional futures frees our thinking from false…

Here are some of the articles we’ve been reading around this office this week. Three Lessons On Innovation I Learned During My 12 Years At Apple – “Companies can’t afford to stay stagnant, and that means getting better at recognizing and practicing innovation. We won’t drive the next revolution without it.” The Loneliness of an Entrepreneur…

Here are some of the articles we’ve been reading around this office this week. Burnout at Work Isn’t Just About Exhaustion. It’s Also About Loneliness – “Recent studies estimate that loneliness costs employers in the UK billions of dollars each year and employee burnout costs the U.S. health care system hundreds of billions of dollars…

Here are some of the articles we’ve been reading around this office this week. What’s Your Best Innovation Bet? – “New product ideas are not the only—or even the most important—outcome of this exercise. Perhaps more valuable is the big-picture perspective it can give managers—shedding new light on market dynamics and the larger-scale or longer-term…

Here are some of the articles we’ve been reading around this office this week. Creating Magic: A Conversation with Original iPhone Engineers & Software Team Lead Scott Forstall – “Much of the criticism missed the big picture, said Scott Herz, one of the original software designers. “You can get spun up over those kind of problems…

Here are some of the articles we’ve been reading around this office this week. The One Thing All Entrepreneurial People Have In Common – “We suffer because of our desire to go beyond what we are today. In that context suffering is the step towards entrepreneurial growth which can initiate a positive force from a negative…

Here are some of the articles we’ve been reading around this office this week. Your Tools Don’t Define You – “You could start out on an Acer and become a friggin’ programming prodigy using Notepad and a free FTP! Why? Because you were hungry enough to forget you were tool-deficient. You were driven enough to master…