Recently my friend and I left the office for a couple hours to attend a lecture by Dr. Ed Catmull at a local university. Here is a man who knows what he’s doing. Over time, Dr. Catmull has leveraged sound business principles to help grow Pixar into one of the best animation studios in the [...]
Posts Tagged ‘business’
B Work is Bad for the Soul: What Goes Wrong Behind Blockbuster Movies
Posted in Essays, tagged animation, art, business, management, people, process on June 4, 2008 | 1 Comment »
Challenge Your Inner Nerd
Posted in Random Stuff, tagged business, education, engineering, skills on March 24, 2008 | No Comments »
At work our software development team allocates 30 min each day to skill development. It’s a great way to keep our minds fresh and full of new ideas. Today I just came across a gold mine for anyone looking to challenge their inner nerd. It’s called OpenCourseWare. It’s from MIT. It’s nerdy.
Principle-Based Engineering: The Chef’s Dilemma
Posted in Essays, tagged business, principles, startups on March 20, 2008 | No Comments »
One of my favorite restaurants is the Thai Chili Gardens, a local place not far from where I work. Every time I go, the food is excellent. Every restaurant owner knows (or they will soon discover) that customers expect dishes to taste good, and taste pretty much the same each time they come in. Even [...]
