we're not kids anymore.
"I'm Dorothy Gale from Kansas"
cherry valley forever
dirt enthusiast
AnasAbdin
Origami Around
#extradirty
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noise dept.
KIROKAZE
tumblr dot com
Cosmic Funnies
oozey mess
DEAR READER
if i look back, i am lost
Keni
祝日 / Permanent Vacation
trying on a metaphor
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PUT YOUR BEARD IN MY MOUTH
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iOS apps top 10
My zen iPhone homescreen and top 10 (okay 25) list of iOS apps (28-May-2013)
Stitcher Radio, Songza
Mailbox
Hangouts, Skype, WhatsApp
Feedly, NY Times, New Yorker, NPR News
Kindle, Dropbox
Messenger, Facebook
Noteshelf (iPad), Notes
Google's Search, Maps, Drive, Chrome, Authenticator, Google+, Gmail
BTT Remote control for mac/tv
Startup Grind Dubai interviews Ravi Bhusari and Brian Sigafoos from DUPLAYS
DUPLAYS on AngelList
Best part of #thinkduplays were the great audience questions and post-talk chats (at MAKE Business Hub)
Advice for founders starting a business
1. Hire people that are better than you (in as many ways possible).
Build a diverse team of the smartest, most talented women and men you can find, that compliment your skill set.
2. Delegate & prioritize according to the "Startup Law of Comparative Advantage" so that you've got more time to focus on what's most important: product (features, strategy) & people (hiring, company culture).
You might feel like you can do most things better than others on your team (if yes, revisit point 1!) but make sure you prioritize your time to focus on areas that you are essential for. Once you've got competent people, empower them to handle everything else so that you don't get bogged down.
3. Review weekly a few key metrics.
No matter how big your team is, have a few key metrics (1-5 max) you review together every week. Examples: meetings with new clients, proposals sent, unique users, new accounts created, etc.
BBC News covers DUPLAYS!
CrossFit Open 2013 UAE Men
Great photo from tonight’s #DTNights courtesy of @smoizs (at Dubai Internet City مدينة دبي للإنترنت)
CrossFit WOD log book
This WOD log helps me keep track of CrossFit PR's. Click to view the Google doc and you can make a copy of it (File > Make a copy) to use it for yourself. Install the Google Drive iOS app for easy mobile viewing and editing.
And just in case you don't know, "let me tell you about CrossFit"...
MOOCs
Massive open online courses (MOOCs) bring more and more of the world's best teachers to anyone with an internet connection, for free. Background on MOOCs in this NYTimes article.
"For anyone, anywhere, anytime" - edX. There is growing competition among MOOC platforms for the future of online education:
edX - Harvard, MIT, Berkeley, Georgetown...
Coursera - Princeton, Columbia, Brown, Duke...
Udacity - founded by Sebastian Thrun (Google Fellow, inventor of autonomous cars, project lead on Google Glass)
Khan Academy - since 2006, originator in 8-12 min videos, backed by Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation
Courses I'm interested in
The Challenge of Global Poverty (MIT) by Esther Duflo
Electricity & Magnetism Physics II (MIT) by Walter Lewin
Justice (Harvard) by Michael Sandel
Human Health & Global Environmental Change (Harvard)
Gamification (UPenn)
Global Business of Sports (Wharton)
Game Theory (Stanford)
The Science of Gastronomy (Hong Kong UST)
Physics (Khan Academy)
Arabian Business Startup magazine (Feb 2003)
Wadi Adventure Race #2 (at Wadi Adventure)
Photoshop tutorial playlist
Wamda Mix N Mentor panel in Dubai with Fadi Ghandour, Muhammed Mekki, Joi Ito, Brian Sigafoos and Habib Haddad.
"Hiring and Scaling a Startup Culture" Part 6 from panel at Wamda's Mix n' Mentor event in Dubai with angel investors Fadi Ghandour & Joi Ito, and entrepreneurs Muhammed Mekki (Namshi) & Brian Sigafoos (DUPLAYS) moderated by Wamda CEO Habib Haddad.
"Entering the Saudi Market, and Global Trends for 2013" Part 4 from panel at Wamda's Mix n' Mentor event in Dubai with angel investors Fadi Ghandour & Joi Ito, and entrepreneurs Muhammed Mekki (Namshi) & Brian Sigafoos (DUPLAYS) moderated by Wamda CEO Habib Haddad.
"Why Entrepreneurs Don't Need MBAs to Succeed" - Part 2 from panel at Wamda's Mix n' Mentor event in Dubai with angel investors Fadi Ghandour & Joi Ito, and entrepreneurs Muhammed Mekki (Namshi) & Brian Sigafoos (DUPLAYS) moderated by Wamda CEO Habib Haddad.