diff --git a/_journals/2024-01-28_0753.md b/_journals/2024-01-28_0753.md new file mode 100644 index 0000000..b7a5e00 --- /dev/null +++ b/_journals/2024-01-28_0753.md @@ -0,0 +1,12 @@ +--- +title: January 28th, 2024 +date: 2024-01-28, 07:53:36 -08:00 +section: journal +tags: + - digitalgarden +link: https://observablehq.com/@jsomers/we-need-more-tiny-knowledge-projects-heres-one +--- +[We need more tiny knowledge projects](https://observablehq.com/@jsomers/we-need-more-tiny-knowledge-projects-heres-one) + +> “I used to think of “knowledge projects” as involving a big mission, a big community, and a complex piece of software: the stuff of Wikipedia, Stack Overflow, or Genius (where I worked for several years). But the web is just as good for collaborations in the small.” + diff --git a/_journals/2024-01-28_1003.md b/_journals/2024-01-28_1003.md new file mode 100644 index 0000000..abf3066 --- /dev/null +++ b/_journals/2024-01-28_1003.md @@ -0,0 +1,15 @@ +--- +title: January 28th, 2024 +date: 2024-01-28, 10:03:17 -08:00 +section: journal +link: https://www.nngroup.com/articles/content-dispersion/ +tags: + - mobile + - design + - pdos +--- +This article [“The Negative Impact of Mobile-First Web Design on Desktop”](https://www.nngroup.com/articles/content-dispersion/) feels like the reverse of what we would have seen 10 years ago, complaining about designs that don’t work on mobile. + +The article states that 55% of web traffic comes from mobile. I bet if we measured “human time spent reading content” that mobile would be even higher. + +This fits into my [[death of the professional desktop operating system]] theme. I think we should consider desktop design to be a luxury, for art and experiences. \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/_journals/2024-01-28_1011.md b/_journals/2024-01-28_1011.md new file mode 100644 index 0000000..f049745 --- /dev/null +++ b/_journals/2024-01-28_1011.md @@ -0,0 +1,12 @@ +--- +title: January 28th, 2024 +date: 2024-01-28, 10:11:17 -08:00 +section: journal +link: https://open-web-advocacy.org/blog/apple-dma-changes/ +tags: + - dma + - Apple +--- +The Open Web Advocacy group has posted a statement on how Apple is complying with the DMA [“Apple’s plan to allow browser competition dubbed unworkable”](https://open-web-advocacy.org/blog/apple-dma-changes/) + +Bruce Lawson makes a personal post on [“malicious compliance”](https://brucelawson.co.uk/2024/apple-and-malicious-compliance/). \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/_journals/2024-01-28_1016.md b/_journals/2024-01-28_1016.md new file mode 100644 index 0000000..569214b --- /dev/null +++ b/_journals/2024-01-28_1016.md @@ -0,0 +1,14 @@ +--- +title: January 28th, 2024 +date: 2024-01-28, 10:16:13 -08:00 +section: journal +tags: + - Apple + - dma + - regulation +--- +[[Steven Sinofsky]] writes about Apple and the DMA in [“Building Under Regulation”](https://hardcoresoftware.learningbyshipping.com/p/215-building-under-regulation): + +> As I read the over 60 pages of the DMA when it was passed…my heart sank over the complexity of a regulation so poorly constructed yet so clearly aimed at specific (American) companies and products. + +It’s a long post and Sinofsky has a lot of relevant personal experience here. I’ll likely clip the article and look for some more quotes and take aways. \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/_notes/Pitch Deck.md b/_notes/Pitch Deck.md new file mode 100644 index 0000000..91fa2fd --- /dev/null +++ b/_notes/Pitch Deck.md @@ -0,0 +1,70 @@ +--- +tags: + - startup + - fundraising +--- +Creating a pitch deck is part of the startup fundraising process. + +Every stage of investment and industry has different norms, but there are a lot of standard expectations and basics. + +I’ll focus on sharing resources around early stage fundraising for your pre-seed or seed rounds, for what you think is a [[Venture Sized Business]]. + +There’s a movement towards writing up [[Investment Memos]] instead of Pitch Decks. +## Slide Design + +### 10 slides +Your pitch deck will be 10 slides. + +You can (and will) have 10s of appendix / backup / alternate slides. The meat of your base pitch will only be 10 slides. + +An overview or intro deck can / should be less! +### Send a PDF attachment + +Build your deck in whatever you want - Keynote, PowerPoint, Google Slides, Figma, whatever. + +When actually sending a deck, send it as a PDF attachment. This works on mobile, it works offline, it can easily be forwarded, and it’s non editable. + +There are things like Docsend and various other “send this as a link and email gate it”. This is likely more appropriate for customer sales engagement or other purposes. +### The title of the slide should be the take away + +[LinkedIn post by Stephen Carroll](https://www.linkedin.com/posts/stevecarroll76_the-best-advice-i-ever-got-about-building-activity-7157053966973878272-VMED) + +> The best advice I ever got about building pitch decks is stupidly simple: +> +> “Make the title of the slide the thing you want the investor/customer to take away from reading that slide.” +> +> Example: +> +> There’s often a “team” slide… Which is appropriately titled something like “Our Team.” +> +> That title is okay, but it can be improved. +> +> “Team of Industry Veterans with 28+ Years of Experience” has way more punch than “Our Team” +> +> Frames the thinking around how qualified your team is… Before they were just getting a general introduction to your team. +> +> Same info. Different title. WAY bigger impact. +> +> Instead of it reading like a description, it reads like a punchline. +> +> This is psychology. +> +> Another example: +> +> The “Our Product” slide +> +> Typically followed with information about the offering. +> +> Instead, just lead with the punchline… +> +> “Our Product Reduces Manual Effort by 10x” +> +> Much more powerful. + +### Pitch Deck Coach Outline + +![](/assets/pitchdeck/pitchdeckcoach.jpeg) + +### 11 Pitch Types + +![](/assets/pitchdeck/11-pitch-types.jpeg) \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/_notes/UTM.md b/_notes/UTM.md new file mode 100644 index 0000000..39e1dee --- /dev/null +++ b/_notes/UTM.md @@ -0,0 +1,20 @@ +--- +tags: + - MacOS + - app + - virtualization + - iOS +link: https://getutm.app +--- +Virtualization for MacOS and iOS that uses Apple’s hypervisor framework. + +A UI and convenience wrapper around QEMU. + +## MacOS + + + +## iOS + +Only runs jailbroken + diff --git a/_notes/Venture Studio.md b/_notes/Venture Studio.md new file mode 100644 index 0000000..fe91e80 --- /dev/null +++ b/_notes/Venture Studio.md @@ -0,0 +1,8 @@ +--- +tags: + - futureofventure +--- + +I’ve run [[Full Stack]], an early stage fund, as a proto-venture studio. + +I founded [[Frontier Foundry]] which began as a venture studio for frontier tech. \ No newline at end of file