From an old post by Glenn Kelman on Guy Kawasaki’s blog that’s new to me:
“… successful entrepreneurs can’t be convinced that any other startup has their troubles, because they constantly compare the triumphant launch parties and revisionist histories of successful companies to their own daily struggles.”
A friend just IM’ed me this line he read in a forum:
some people are like slinkies : they are not good for anything but they still bring a smile to your face when you push them down a flight of stairs
Brilliant.
Another photo from my walk tonight of boats moored on Lake Union.
I was out walking the dog with my camera in hand and caught the sun setting over the Fremont Bridge. I love how the clouds are glowing.
Newsweek’s behind the scenes look at the election is fascinating reading and one thing that popped into my head as I was reading it tonight was the role of measurement & self-evaluation:
For the first two debates, the Obama campaign asked members of focus groups to turn dials to measure their response to the candidates. Every time Obama seemed to quarrel with McCain, or even criticize him, his readings went down. For the third debate, the word went out: no “Crossfire”-type wrangling. The Obama campaign had been bracing for attacks on his relationship to Bill Ayers for months (in the spring, focus groups had been assembled to gauge how those attacks would play to the public). The format of the third debate brought the two candidates almost side by side, seated at a table, so Obama would have a more difficult time keeping his distance. But he prepared, as always, to keep his cool. In rehearsal, Craig-as-McCain was so over the top in his efforts to bait Obama that both men dissolved into giggles at one point. But at other times, Obama allowed himself to get angry. Later, when he watched a video of the rehearsal, he saw himself and vowed: no shouting, no talking over McCain. A little subtle needling might be permissible.
None of us should ever make the mistake of thinking that we don’t need feedback or that we won’t benefit from a critical evaluation of our performance.
Fall is gorgeous (and DSLRs are fun to play with)
I spotted this tree while driving around the Olympic Peninsula and had to stop to take a picture. Fall rocks.
Fall Foliage
