The Difference Between a Prototype and a Demo
A lot has been made about Apple’s hardware product prowess – the click wheel of
the iPod, the slimness of
Jason Shen
The Outlier Coach—helping founders build companies they can be proud of with partners who truly have their back · 3x venture-backed startup founder (acq by FB) · Author of 'The Path to Pivot' & 'Weirdly Brilliant' · ADHD · Former NCAA gymnast
MC#016: Fidelity vs. Functionality
💼 Midgame → Facebook + 👨🏻💻 What Makes for a Great Demo + ✍️ A Venn Diagram of Writing Success Factors
Midgame’s Next Chapter
We’re headed to Facebook!
As builders and entrepreneurs, we’ve always been interested in using data and
technology to
MC#015: Brains Are Weird
🎼 Patterns of Creatives + 👯♂️ Sibling Author Rivalry + 💉 Placebos Are Wild
MC#014: Our Spreadsheet Overlords
⏱ 1. How 60 minutes could change your life + 2. 🧮 Spreadsheets Rule the World + 3. 👨👩👧👦 Feeling Kinship in the Era of Technocapitalism
MC#013: Breaking Rules, Breaking Stereotypes
♨️ Complexity and Product Lines
🎭 How Stereotype Shape Our Performance
🚫 Who Gets to Break the Rules?
MC#012: The Humor Edition
🌗 Coping with dark humor + 👨🏾🏫 Funny teachers + 🎭 Sarah Cooper's comedic training + 😅 Are YOU funny? (quiz)
MC#011: The Gymnastics Edition
🐥 Why gymnasts are young + 🎬 Athlete A + 👩🏾🏫 Simone's Masterclass
MC#010: Seeking a Benign Violator
😅The Pleasure of Rule Breaking + 📋 Making it Easier to Send + 🎮 Gaming = Fun Work
MC#009: Decade of Insights
20 books 📚 that made a difference for me in the last 🔟 years
How Tech Workers are Finding Their Footing in a Pandemic
This piece first appeared in Fast Company
[https://www.fastcompany.com/90515519/tech-workers-are-showing-the-effects-of-covid-
MC#008: Not So Secret Memo
🧮 Advertising: Profitable (and therefore Taxable?) + 🚜 The Resilience and Fragility of Rubber + 🪐 Ring Strength