Business (9)

Jim Muttram

How smart is the Smart Keyboard?

The Smart Keyboard for my iPad Pro arrived today and I've done a quick bit of testing. As for the typing capabilities - not bad at all. The keyboard is pretty responsive to the fingers and well-spaced so even though it was unfamiliar to me,…

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Jim Muttram

How to build a company

I spotted ReWork on my bookshelf yesterday and it reminded me how much I had enjoyed reading this thought-provoking account of 37 Signals' business philosophy. That inspired me to see if I could find Jason Fried, the founder, talking about his approach and I found it here.

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Jim Muttram

Apple's $10,000 watch

Apple is known for expensive technology. But for the extra money we have always received higher quality, better usability, superlative design. But with the announcement of a $10,000 solid gold watch today, I wonder if they have made a tactical mistake. There is no way…

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Jim Muttram

The Soulful Organisation

I've just been to an inspiring presentation at the RSA given by former management consultant Frederic Laloux who was talking about his book called Reinventing Organizations. He argues that many people intuitively believe that current management practices just aren't working and that they are right…

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