“‘So, how did you get here?’” published by Hiroshi Lockheimer

Medium Daily Digest Most recommended by People you follow M.G. Siegler "So, how did you get here?" I'm always curious to hear people's answers to this question. I look around at my colleagues and I'm in constant awe of their… qualifications, and more importantly, achievements. I feel the same way when I watch TED talks — my latest favorite is by a Japanese architect who built a new kind of kindergarten aimed at fostering… Hiroshi Lockheimer 5 min read Published by Authors and publications you follow A Flop Unlike Any Other… The amazingly underwhelming Apple Watch … ¶ The amazingly underwhelming Apple Watch ¶ Last year, Rolex did $4.5 billion in sales. A solid year for the premium watchmaker. Of course, it was no Apple Watch. That business did roughly $6… in 500ish Words, by M.G. Siegler 4 min read Why Foolishness is the Key to Fulfillment Or, What Socrates, Buddha, and The Greeks Knew About Happiness That We Forgot in On Eudaimonia, by umair haque 5 min read Galaxy Note 6 May Appear in the Market with a Curved Screen and Huge Battery Life Just a couple of days ago a news appeared on SamMobile that the tech giant Samsung is working on its next smartphone called Galaxy Note 6… in The TechNews, by Joseph Green 2 min read Recommended by Medium Staff Chatting with Prince on AOL in 1999 Before the Internet as we know it today, before social media, there was AOL. Specifically there was AOL chat rooms. The digital world was… smaller then but Prince was always there. He was so ahead of his time digitally. The Purple One did group chats with fans all the time on AOL. A "room" in AOL chat parlance was like a Twitter DM — a… Scott Hanselman 6 min read RIP To My Friend, Prince by Alan Leeds Touré 4 min read Shakespeare 400: Influences in Art Shakespeare is (pretty much) the undisputed master playwright, poet, and chronicler of the soul and human condition. He has been translated… MyArtBroker 6 min read Top stories in education The 37 Best Websites To Learn Something New There is absolutely no excuse for you not to master a new skill, expand your knowledge, or eventually boost your career. Forget overpriced schools, long days in a crowded classroom, and pitifully poor results. These websites and apps cover myriads of science, art, and technology topics. They will teach you practically… in MAQTOOB For Entrepreneurs, by Kristyna Z. 3 min read A Cautionary Tale of Learning to Code. My own. I was just a guy in a suit in an office with a vague startup idea. Then I decided to learn to code. in Free Code Camp, by Quincy Larson 7 min read Top stories in this-happened-to-me My startup failed, and this is what it feels like… We had users and traction, then we fell off a cliff. My 4 year emotional rollercoaster just came to an end. Foreword ¶ Over 90% of tech startups fail, but I never thought my baby, 99dresses, would be one of them. ¶ If there is one thing that doing a startup has taught me, it's that I am much more… in Female Founders, by Nikki Durkin 23 min read Men have taken away a woman's right to simply say no to their advances. A woman has to be polite in her rejection, lest she gets harmed or even killed for saying no. Charlene Haparimwi 3 min read Top stories in architecture The Future of Web Design is Hidden in the History of Architecture The history of Western architecture can teach us a lot about the evolution of web design. As forms of art, both are defined by several… factors: ¶ They serve as places where other people go. ¶ They're engineered to do this pragmatic job. ¶ The evolution of technology limits this engineering. ¶ And yet, they're definitely still… Mike Sall 4 min read Farewell to Jack English, A True Craftsman Who Built a Good Life in the Wilderness 'Ventana Jack' was a remarkable carpenter, father, husband, hunter, and fisherman who thrived in the backwoods of California. We honor his… in Cabin Porn, by Steven Leckart 10 min read Top stories in business How to ask your wife for permission to spend $250,000 on a domain name aka "How Stockphoto.com started" (aka "How Stockphoto.com started") ¶ Definitely not your average angel round. ¶ "Honey, how would you feel if I told you ¶ I was having an affair?" ¶ "ARE you having an affair?" ¶ "Could we ever… Jon Yau 6 min read Working for yourself is not freedom. The myth of the entrepreneurial good life. in Life Learning, by Jon Westenberg 7 min read Read more on Medium Connect with us on:

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