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"(In)Validated Learning" by @SamuelHulick https://medium.com/designing-for-results/e53d599b3b17

@SachaGreif @studiofellow @nathanbarry I think that's called "market validation" ;)

I can't believe the Internet can support 100 simultaneous users at the same time. Incredible!

#technology

@alwaysunday or if you need to eat. ;)

Opening mail and paying bills.

For a parent, that's called "taking a break."

Thinking about starting some new podcasts and trying some new hairdos.

@StrikerMetal thanks man! I think I need to trade it in for some long hair for your Kelowna show!

@StrikerMetal nice!

"____ Ruined ____ for Me" http://buff.ly/10IZoeU

"Why are we so obsessed with the acquisition of a low-revenue blogging platform?" http://buff.ly/163DADL

My 10 year-old daughter just sent me the sweetest message.

Yahoo's Tumblr buy fails 4 tests http://buff.ly/116SjuH

"I won’t be switching to day and night iPhones. But Tumblr has given me the freedom to work on whatever I want." http://buff.ly/13Gkzng

@patio11 you two seem like a good match ;)

@peterwallhead I'd love to hear your thoughts. ;)

Anyone else want to take a peek at this contentious "design post" I'm writing before I publish it on @Medium?

Don’t ever prioritize "the way your product looks" over it’s core function.

@amcwilliam @lorindaapps ha ha ha. It's a pretty fantastic place.

Full of mystery and wonder.

Behind the scene at Hacker News http://buff.ly/15XFgyF

@mike_hasarms yes! I never thought about that. That's a great example.

I’ve been to a restaurant where the sign on the outside was in Comic Sans, but the food inside was incredible: it’s the product that matters

@kylefox @rrhoover right now Tumblr is doing $25 mil in rev, and says it needs $100 mil to be profitable.

Will Tumblr users accept 4x ads?

A little @STRIKERMETAL to start your day. http://buff.ly/15V0ywS

@rrhoover still not sure. The writing experience is amazing. But I'm not sure if it's any better than publishing on my blog. Experimenting.

@ryzshrn WHAT? I'm responsible for the cleaning too? Aww man. This is impossible.

So far, as a solo parent taking care of the kids, I'm realizing that a big part of my day is just chopping vegetables.

"Working for free gives you an excuse. It’s not your fault anymore. Getting paid increases the pressure on you." http://buff.ly/10C17mp

Me taking care of the kids by myself is a lot more like Lord of the Flies than Mrs. Doubtfire.

(Except the wearing the dress part)

A parent's "worst critic" isn't "themselves". It's that old lady in the grocery store lineup.

@AlyssaAFox Aren't I his biggest fan? @kylefox

@Wayne what do you mean by "saving capital"? Is that reducing a customer's expenses?

@patio11 @joestump Thoughts? "At the enterprise level, a great product doesn’t sell itself" http://buff.ly/10wT8qK”

"If you look across [accelerator] companies, less than 10% monetize and less than 8% of companies [are] acquired." http://buff.ly/19uNoTm

Beardvertising. http://buff.ly/12uQplJ

@brennandunn “@popupcity: Everyone can turn their home into a little restaurant with @EatWith: http://popupcity.net/7pw”

@micadams @rrhoover sweet!

@LTEllwood @Medium sweet!

@JesseBouman @hnshah thanks for sharing!

@gerireid thanks for sharing!

@hnshah I featured you, your wisdom and your experience in this post: https://medium.com/product-people/544ec0ec7b4b

@DalaiGroup thanks for sharing!

My new http://Medium.com post "Quit worrying about attracting a crowd" just added on HN: https://news.ycombinator.com/newest

Your mindset is a powerful thing: it has a strong influence over the outcomes you’ll achieve.

@SachaGreif this expression has Biblical roots: http://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Extra_Mile_(disambiguation)

"Our worst customers come through Google searches. Our best customers come through Dribble and referrals." http://buff.ly/13NRNA5

"WHAT IS THIS?!?" (me pointing at a huge pile of toys & clothes in the living room)

My 3 years old: " Ummm... My junk."

This is the beach by my place: http://buff.ly/10eLEwk Kalamalka Lake. Stunning.

I've never regretted going for a walk, a hike, or a bike ride. But I have regretted staying inside on a beautiful day.

Switching to different software is hard because changing your workflow is hard.

The manipulation of images is still the hardest problem to solve for CMS users. Nobody's really cracked it.

What's missing from most of the "cloud computing" news stories: customer support is one of the primary features most B2B customers want.

@Malarkey noooooooooooooooooooooooo. <tears>

For Canada, this is pretty warm! #vernonbc

@PaulLetourneau @kylefox this one?

https://itunes.apple.com/ca/app/date-one-direction/id519084366?mt=8

Looks awesome!

So glad dads fought for the right to wear our bathrobes all day on weekends. #rights

It's extremely difficult to switch your brain from "reactive" mode to "proactive" mode.

Here's my best career advice: learn how to sell.

@vivekgani if you're looking for a good podcast for the drive home, check out @productpeopletv. @robwalling's show: http://productpeople.tv/2013/01/23/ep10-rob-walling-part2/

Ain't no party like a Jackson house party. http://instagram.com/p/YtxCDsDoYe/

New parent: "These building toys will nurture my child's creativity!"

Old parent: "I'm tired of stepping on these f'ing plastic pieces!!!"

Japan's tomato hairdo http://buff.ly/17pWC49

Canadian startups acquired in the past 5 years http://buff.ly/186INWZ

Common struggles of people who want to build products:
1) Choosing the right "idea"
2) Building the thing they've chosen
3) Launching

Had a riot chatting with @hnshah! My favourite line: "I'm taking off my shoes right now, it's kind of fun." Thanks Hiten!

Higher Education Is The Next Big Bubble http://buff.ly/15RbZ7o

If you're building a new feature, everyone on the team should understand why. http://blog.sprint.ly/post/48863243773/the-omission-of-why via @sprintly

Tomorrow, for @productpeopletv, I'm chatting with @hnshah about building products. Do you have any questions you'd like me to ask?

I host a podcast about building products. There's a new episode out today: http://buff.ly/11jWhfm

SaaS founders: how do you define Cost of Goods Sold? http://davidcummings.org/2012/08/26/saas-cost-of-goods-sold-for-startups/

Photo: sovietpostcards: 1956 http://tmblr.co/Z4X8awjDf3ck

"My parents didn’t want me to have a games console; they wanted something that I could create things on." http://buff.ly/11oZCKo

Remember before you had kids and grocery shopping consisted of buying Mr. Noodle and a six pack?

This whole post feels odd: "The Jason Fried fantasy" http://buff.ly/ZuDXyE

"Wear this!!! Don't worry: it looks like a man's jacket in the dark" <-- real marriage conversation between @lorindaapps and I

@patio11 wait... are you talking about my relatives? ;)

Hey, if you've ever wanted to build your own product (software, app, ebook), check out the podcast I do with @kylefox http://productpeople.tv

Behind the scenes of Felix Baumgartner’s jump http://m.vanityfair.com/culture/2013/05/felix-baumgartner-jump-story

@ttimsmith really.

That'd be ironic if the dinosaurs went extinct because they burned too many fossil fuels.

@KidPickSell ha ha ha ha ha

@KidPickSell for my caricature? #cantwait

@ChrisLaBossiere @bandbswineclub also has a great article on leading leaders: http://bobperkinsconsulting.blogs.com/bob_perkins_consultin/2007/09/september-2007-.html

@ChrisLaBossiere my friend @bandbswineclub says: "Every problem is a people problem and every solution is a people solution"

Accelerated learning with Alan Kay http://buff.ly/YbpqMm via @evanish

Magazine and gum sales are down because of mobile phones http://buff.ly/12yOiMI

Yup. Dad's cookin'. cc @BaconMethod

"I'm getting closer and closer to launch and I'm scared shitless." http://buff.ly/XZ2K1L cc @amyhoy @brennandunn

I just realized where kids REALLY get their energy from: the Easter Bunny, Halloween, Santa Claus, Grandparents, birthday cake...

When companies talk about their products they describe *what it does*. But normal people talk about what it replaces. http://buff.ly/14rC8tf

Beautiful time-lapse of earth http://buff.ly/15v7evY

Love this: "Geocities theme for Bootstrap" http://divshot.github.com/geo-bootstrap/

Brilliant marketing: "It's just a game" campaign from Hockey Canada http://buff.ly/YrfYnf

The history of Web layout techniques http://buff.ly/16fQfhq

At the beach for my lunch hour #vernonbc http://instagram.com/p/Xk9TKjDoc1/

"Getting slapped in the face by an alligator."

Ridiculous to a normal person.

Completely plausible to a parent.

@kylefox ...says the non-parent.

The secret to successful parenting seems to be alternating beer, coffee and wine at the right times.

About me: I'm the oldest of 4. My sister @raspberrysarah and brother @lukeisrad are on Twitter. My beautiful wife is as well: @lorindaapps.

Looking forward to my chat with @saddington on @productpeopletv tomorrow! We're going to talk about building products!

@LukeisRad WHAT THE HELL YOU'RE ON TWITTER.