How not to be boring; Steve Jobs on how to design insanely great products; Productivity anxiety; Choosing “who”; and Why companies want more high-output generalists
From Jobs: "Simplicity is the ultimate sophistication". This quote is from Da Vinci, one of my heroes. One of my favorite quotes. Another hero is Dr. Edwin Land, inventor of the Polaroid camera. Land was a pure genius inventor. Read "Triumph of Genius". Lands patent war battle with Kokak. Dr. Land won. Dr land was Steve Jobs' hero mentor. The iPhone design was inspired by Dr. Lands' vision of a pocket device that can snap an instant self-contained photo. Dr. Land was born 5 minutes from me in Bridgeport, CT. Great minds come from CT.
Get the book. Read some testimonials on Amazon. It's the origin story of Steve Jobs' vision for Apple. My patent strategy is a combination of Polaroid/Kodak and Apple/Samsung.
Side note: Polaroids' patent law firm against Kodak is my law firm. I didn't know until I read the book. Some coincidence. I studied Apple's patent strategy before I filed my first patent and knew the Polaroid connection with Dr. Land. Such a small world.
Great newsletter and thanks for linking to my post about productivity anxiety & dysmorphia. It's helpful to see that others feel the same way. I've just subscribed!
…i think we need to toss who, what, why, where & when into a cage match and see who makes it out…sorry spoiler alert…who makes it out…but you are really going to want to see how it happened…don’t ask me why…where is unimportant…what?…
From Jobs: "Simplicity is the ultimate sophistication". This quote is from Da Vinci, one of my heroes. One of my favorite quotes. Another hero is Dr. Edwin Land, inventor of the Polaroid camera. Land was a pure genius inventor. Read "Triumph of Genius". Lands patent war battle with Kokak. Dr. Land won. Dr land was Steve Jobs' hero mentor. The iPhone design was inspired by Dr. Lands' vision of a pocket device that can snap an instant self-contained photo. Dr. Land was born 5 minutes from me in Bridgeport, CT. Great minds come from CT.
Thanks for the book rec! Never heard of it, but sounds great.
Get the book. Read some testimonials on Amazon. It's the origin story of Steve Jobs' vision for Apple. My patent strategy is a combination of Polaroid/Kodak and Apple/Samsung.
Side note: Polaroids' patent law firm against Kodak is my law firm. I didn't know until I read the book. Some coincidence. I studied Apple's patent strategy before I filed my first patent and knew the Polaroid connection with Dr. Land. Such a small world.
Great newsletter and thanks for linking to my post about productivity anxiety & dysmorphia. It's helpful to see that others feel the same way. I've just subscribed!
I definitely feel the same way. Resonated a lot. 🙏
…i think we need to toss who, what, why, where & when into a cage match and see who makes it out…sorry spoiler alert…who makes it out…but you are really going to want to see how it happened…don’t ask me why…where is unimportant…what?…
This should be framed