5 product design mistakes you need to avoid

“While the audience asked a ton of great questions, I was surprised by how many of both audience types approached me afterward to thank me for sharing (what I thought were) fairly basic mistakes that stand in the way of great product design.” Adhering to the basics and delivering a powerful solution is what differentiates […]

The Danger of Recommendations

From Google tweaking its search algorithm or Netflix delivering to you the most relevant movies for your viewing pleasure, recommendations have become a core feature of technology companies today. Most welcome the opportunity to be pushed content they might be interested in based on their previous actions. News sites have recommended readings based on the […]

The Fourth Pillar

Tony Elumelu published an article on Reuters on January 3, 2014 click here to read. Mr. Elumelu discussed three critical components for a “Marshal Plan” for Africa. policy reform and a commitment to the rule of law investment in infrastructure commitment to developing Africa’s manufacturing and processing industries While I definitely agree with his three […]

"Don't let perf…

“Don’t let perfect be the enemy of the good.” Voltaire, Aristotle and Confucius all said this in some way and its rang true so much in the start-up world. If you wait for the perfect opportunity, you’ll be waiting forever. I would rather act on a good idea than postulate on the perfect idea.