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Jason Fried • ReWork: Change the Way You Work Forever
Like Excel, these products are simple enough that non-technical people can use them, but flexible enough that users will create with them in ways that the product’s creators can’t anticipate.
Benjamin Rollert • Excel Never Dies
Good enough will continue to get better. Classic low-end disruption.
Packy McCormick • Not Boring Newsletter #2
We measure customer adoption, usage, & retention on a daily basis. We believe that an iterative model that evolves quickly based on feedback wins.
Matt Bilotti • Burndown: A Better Way To Build Products
Writer and photographer Craig Mod wrote, “There is a gaping opportunity to consolidate our myriad marginaliaIV into an even more robust commonplace book. One searchable, always accessible, easily shared and embedded amongst the digital text we consume.”
Tiago Forte • Building a Second Brain: A Proven Method to Organize Your Digital Life and Unlock Your Creative Potential
To the greatest extent possible, allow students to utilize the devices with which they are most accustomed.
Christopher Bugaj • The New Assistive Tech: Make Learning Awesome for All!
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Jason Fried • Rework
If your early attendees aren’t hungry for more, go back to the drawing board.