Browsing: Entrepreneurship

Even though yeast is far more reliable than it used to be, many bakers still proof it before investing the time and materials to bake a…

Consider the role of status in just about all human interactions. It begins at a primal level–every species cares about access to food and resources. We…

Consider beginning the new year by subscribing to purple.space. It’s a private online discussion group that I started several years ago. A practice keeps a promise.…

Are entrepreneurs professionals? In professional fields, like law, medicine or accounting, it’s expected that you’ve done the reading. A professional has seen what has come before,…

More like itself | Seth’s Blog Every year, on the first weekend of the year, it’s probably worth replacing the dried spices in…

The paradox of ‘on trend’ | Seth’s Blog By the time you get around to embracing the fashion of the moment, it’s almost…

Bottlenecks | Seth’s Blog An essential feature of every bottle is the neck. No neck, no bottle. There are bottlenecks in every process,…

1981 time machine | Seth’s Blog If you went back 45 years, the built world would be eerily similar–the clothes, the cars, even…

If you buy an Ikea table, you’ll need 8 bolts to put it together. 7 is not enough. This is functional sort of ‘enough.’ It can…

Perhaps this has happened to you: You’re at the reference desk of the library, with the answer to any question available–and you can’t think of anything…