Upgrade to Pro
— share decks privately, control downloads, hide ads and more …
Speaker Deck
Features
Speaker Deck
PRO
Sign in
Sign up for free
Search
Search
Holding lightly (not tightly) onto ideas
Search
Mike Jones
July 20, 2013
Technology
2
99
Holding lightly (not tightly) onto ideas
Talk given at the Allan Grey Orbis Foundation Jamboree in July 2013
Mike Jones
July 20, 2013
Tweet
Share
More Decks by Mike Jones
See All by Mike Jones
Better APIs using GraphQL with Python
imsickofmaps
0
280
Just Enough Scale To Survive
imsickofmaps
2
120
Whipping up a RESTful life with Django REST Framework
imsickofmaps
0
94
Pragmatic Web Development
imsickofmaps
0
200
Idea to launch in days - executed Python-style
imsickofmaps
1
110
ScaleConf 2013: I started out with nothing and I've still got most of it left
imsickofmaps
0
190
Other Decks in Technology
See All in Technology
開発生産性を測る前にやるべきこと - 組織改善の実践 / Before Measuring Dev Productivity
kaonavi
6
1.5k
KubeCon + CloudNativeCon Japan 2025 Recap
ren510dev
1
370
ビギナーであり続ける/beginning
ikuodanaka
3
720
使いたいMCPサーバーはWeb APIをラップして自分で作る #QiitaBash
bengo4com
0
1.6k
American airlines ®️ USA Contact Numbers: Complete 2025 Support Guide
airhelpsupport
0
360
自律的なスケーリング手法FASTにおけるVPoEとしてのアカウンタビリティ / dev-productivity-con-2025
yoshikiiida
1
15k
SmartNewsにおける 1000+ノード規模 K8s基盤 でのコスト最適化 – Spot・Gravitonの大規模導入への挑戦
vsanna2
0
120
Should Our Project Join the CNCF? (Japanese Recap)
whywaita
PRO
0
330
開発生産性を組織全体の「生産性」へ! 部門間連携の壁を越える実践的ステップ
sudo5in5k
2
6.3k
FOSS4G 2025 KANSAI QGISで点群データをいろいろしてみた
kou_kita
0
390
AWS認定を取る中で感じたこと
siromi
1
180
Lufthansa ®️ USA Contact Numbers: Complete 2025 Support Guide
lufthanahelpsupport
0
140
Featured
See All Featured
Designing for Performance
lara
610
69k
Gamification - CAS2011
davidbonilla
81
5.4k
Keith and Marios Guide to Fast Websites
keithpitt
411
22k
Principles of Awesome APIs and How to Build Them.
keavy
126
17k
Save Time (by Creating Custom Rails Generators)
garrettdimon
PRO
31
1.3k
Optimizing for Happiness
mojombo
379
70k
XXLCSS - How to scale CSS and keep your sanity
sugarenia
248
1.3M
Mobile First: as difficult as doing things right
swwweet
223
9.7k
Facilitating Awesome Meetings
lara
54
6.4k
The Web Performance Landscape in 2024 [PerfNow 2024]
tammyeverts
8
680
Typedesign – Prime Four
hannesfritz
42
2.7k
CSS Pre-Processors: Stylus, Less & Sass
bermonpainter
357
30k
Transcript
lightly Holding not tightly to ideas
WARNING: STRONG OPINIONS
Mike Jones @imsickofmaps [lover , not a hater]
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 - ??]
Western Cape Labs ~ [ ] Smart apps for dumb
phones Smart sites for busy people
OPEN IDEA GENERATION OPEN IDEA EXECUTION
What do you FEAR?
The early bird gets the ... the second mouse gets
the WORM
Worth never producing something people actually or FEARING want need
Do you have empathy?
IDEAS NEED AIR TO GROW TO BE HEALTHY, STRONG AND
LONG-LIVING
lightly Holding not tightly to ideas
Let's just call plans what they are: guesses Jason Fried
OPEN IDEA EXECUTION
ideas service data BUILD MEASURE LEARN
OPEN SOURCE SOFTWARE MINDSET Building with an
None
software Not just not
None
None
QUESTION: Are you willing to sign a full- disclosure agreement?
Thanks.
[email protected]
@imsickofmaps http:/ /bitly.com/bundles/imsickofmaps/1