Author name: dbasch

Those of us who work in software live in a world of lean practices. We are encouraged to prototype, fail […]

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In Silicon Valley we have this notion of the entrepreneur as the lone hero. A risk taker who shoots for

Some people believe that carrying out a large software project is like building a bridge. You look at your past

In Silicon Valley many people treat the concept that “ideas are worthless, it’s all about execution” as gospel. This thought

I’ve seen variations of this “insightful thought” all over Twitter in the past 24 hours:     This seems to

This makes sense (barely) if you read the original first. I don’t expect to see this post on Hacker News 🙂

You are in a room full of roulette tables. Someone gives you one chip and tells you to bet it

I like Sarah Lacy’s writing. She’s funny, entertaining, and also a hard worker. Her pieces usually make it clear that

I just finished reading Paul Graham’s latest essay, Schlep Blindness. I could say many things about it, but I’ll get