Holding lightly (not tightly) onto ideas

Talk given at the Allan Grey Orbis Foundation Jamboree in July 2013

Transcript

1. lightly Holding not tightly to ideas
2. WARNING: STRONG OPINIONS
3. Mike Jones @imsickofmaps [lover , not a hater]
4. Jack of all trades, master of none some v1 - Multimedia designer [’95 - ’97] v2 - Web developer [’97 - ’00] v3 - Lead developer [’00 - ’02] v4 - Architect [’02 - ’03] v5 - Consultant [’03 - ’04] v6 - Mobile applications developer [’04 - ’05] v7 - Collaboration consultant [’05 - ’07] v8 - Sales specialist [’07 - ’10] v9 - Product marketer [’10 - ’12] v10 - Manager, architect, developer, operations, box packer, coffee maker, leaflet poster... etc. [’12 - ??]
5. Western Cape Labs ~ [ ] Smart apps for dumb phones Smart sites for busy people
6. OPEN IDEA GENERATION OPEN IDEA EXECUTION
7. What do you FEAR?
8. The early bird gets the ... the second mouse gets the WORM
9. Worth never producing something people actually or FEARING want need
10. Do you have empathy?
11. IDEAS NEED AIR TO GROW TO BE HEALTHY, STRONG AND LONG-LIVING
12. lightly Holding not tightly to ideas
13. Let's just call plans what they are: guesses Jason Fried OPEN IDEA EXECUTION
14. ideas service data BUILD MEASURE LEARN
15. OPEN SOURCE SOFTWARE MINDSET Building with an
17. software Not just not
20. QUESTION: Are you willing to sign a full- disclosure agreement?
21. Thanks. mike@westerncapelabs.com @imsickofmaps http:/ /bitly.com/bundles/imsickofmaps/1