1. What I learned at my college reunion. →

    I had expected far worse. I had been warned that the five-year, of all college reunions, was easily the messiest. Sloppy make-out sessions o…

    Last week I went to my five-year college reunion. It was awesome. 

  2. Very little is obvious in the research on human decision-making and happiness. Very few things are proven. One thing that is proven is this: the only regrets octogenarians have are for the risks not taken.

    Here’s why: If the risk taken does pan out, it is good. But if it doesn’t — and here’s the key thing — we find a way to justify the failed risk taken as learning.

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    https://medium.com/i-m-h-o/40cf0a8919cb

    An excellent read from the founder of Bonobos. 

  3. Listening to Pandora

    whatshouldwecallme:

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    Truth. The only station Pandora gets right (ish) is my workout mix. (Bass, bass, bass.)

  4. Hire A players, but know that they can become B players — on startups →

    The myth of the A player is that they are superhumans 24/7. The truth is, they’re not.

    There’s a common maxim in the startup space about the benefits of hiring only A players. A players hire other A players. A players make thei…

  5. Hulu

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    that’s one way of looking at it.

    hulu.com (via whatisyahoobuyingtoday)

  6. big win for nyc tech. parislemon: marissamayr: I’m delighted to announce that we’ve reached an agreement to acquire Tumblr!  We promise not to screw it up.  Tumblr is incredibly special and has a great thing going.  We will operate Tumblr independently.  David Karp will remain CEO.  The product roadmap, their team, their wit and irreverence will all remain the same as will their mission to empower creators to make their best work and get it in front of the audience they deserve.  Yahoo! will help Tumblr get even better, faster. They really executed this announcement well — right down to the GIFs.

    big win for nyc tech.

    parislemon:

    marissamayr:

    I’m delighted to announce that we’ve reached an agreement to acquire Tumblr! 

    We promise not to screw it up.  Tumblr is incredibly special and has a great thing going.  We will operate Tumblr independently.  David Karp will remain CEO.  The product roadmap, their team, their wit and irreverence will all remain the same as will their mission to empower creators to make their best work and get it in front of the audience they deserve.  Yahoo! will help Tumblr get even better, faster.

    They really executed this announcement well — right down to the GIFs.

  7. UX is not just a fancy word for common sense. — Design + Startups →

    A friend’s Facebook status caught my eye the other day. He wrote, “UX is a fancy word for common sense.” I couldn’t disagree more. There are…

    Wrote this post on Medium on what good UX is really all about.

  8. littlebigdetails: Yelp for iOS — When in New York City, the two tightest distance filters are measured in blocks, not miles. /via lilzet Nice touch by Yelp.

    littlebigdetails:

    Yelp for iOS — When in New York City, the two tightest distance filters are measured in blocks, not miles.

    /via lilzet

    Nice touch by Yelp.