This week: How new technologies earn our trust, and why it’s so hard. Mik said it was Ep 27 in the intro. But you and me? We know it’s not. Thanks for reading the show notes! links: Steelcase on Environment in the workplace Gensler on Environment in the workplace HBR (October, 2014) Email Mik: mik@bizvsdev.com New York Times on Soylent Sprouts.io M…

This week: How James created a successful open source project, and the parallels between trust in business and romantic relationships. links: Pydub City Mapper Plated Blue Apron Sweet Roots Plague Inc (game) f.lux Twilight for Android Nobel prize in Physics: Blue LEDs Google “Why am I…” in NYC will suggest “…so tired” Book recommendation: The Empat…

This week: We talk about Focus. James’ Soylent arrived, and a little about Typography. links: Soylent Garden of life Exo bars made with cricket flour Moshe Safdie’s TED talk, How to reinvent the apartment building Paul Graham: Before the Startup Simon Sinek: Start with Why Elon Musk article on Aeon Magazine Book recommendations: M. Scott Peck: The …

This week: How ads work and ahem “Wearables”… Ok let’s be honest. The Apple Watch. But we discuss the form factor in general. links: Melting Asphalt: Ads Don’t Work That Way Myo Gesture-control Armband by Thalmic labs “Alone Together” by Sherry Turkle Sherry’s TED Talk Alibaba (info on Wikipedia, Google Finance) Ali Baba and the Forty Thieves Book …

Peter Crysdale founded StrategyHack to close the divide between the startup and marketing communities in NYC. He also runs Startup Grind New York. In this episode Peter shares stories, tactics, and useful resources for entrepreneurs. links: The Atlantic: Article about how we could have a better web (no ads!). Peter was the CEO of The Green Economy …

Robin Williams was a magical person, gone too early. links: Ugly Fruit and Vegetables campaign “You can’t just live off vitamins and drink water” Food is more than the sum of its parts Book: “Dune” “People are tricked into liking a song”: article with a featuring sensationalist words such as, “literally”, “hostage”, and “brainwashing” Book: “This i…

links: Ben Thompson’s Stratechery Blue Bottle - and their venture round. Bluestone Lane Blossom vegan restaurant Blood Libel Tabata Technique (4 min workout which HIIT is based off) The Scientific 7 Minute Workout Startup Weekend, Social Impact WunWun Pop, an app prototyping tool Jon Stewart parodied CNN’s “good or bad, good or bad?” Egregious Face…

links: INE ventures James’ Toy Swift app (Grocery List) BuzzFeed reported on a tobacco ad which reportedly invented the word “like” (#14) Hemingway App “Hemingway” on Hemingway Free Jazz Article about books most frequently abandoned and article about most unread books and the Hawking Index On Writing Well George Orwell, “Politics and the English La…

links: Zoolander “In the computer” (preceded by this) Forbes: “Why Marc Andreessen Knows Nothing About Low-Income America and Neither Do You” Hailo - Helps you hail a cab Colorado embraces ride-sharing by being the first state to legalize it Mik claimed that clear alcohol is easier on the liver, which wasn’t entirely accurate. A few related bits to…

links: DOD Civil unrest study Facebook’s research (the actual study) New York Times Pew Research the Atlantic Wired James’ Hypothesis: Priming New York Times article on strangers People feel better if they talk to a stranger The audibility and clarity of MTA subway announcements has declined, but it was worse before 2006 Thankfully, Straphangers.or…