[andy et cetera]: Archive

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Jan 30th

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Jan 25th

Jan 22nd

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I think...I think...I think

Next time you’re in a meeting, or even sitting with a group of friends, take note of how often people (yourself included) start their sentences with ‘I think…’. It’s become a subconscious disclaimer that we now put on the beginning of almost every statement in order to minimize conflict or make sure we don’t come off too strongly. The problem is very rarely...

Jan 7th

Should it be made, not can it be made

In a not so distant past, the main question that held up potential entrepreneurs and would be makers was around whether or not it would be possible to make whatever it was they had brainstormed up. Questions of manufacturing, supply chain, materials, cost, partners and so much more weighed heavy on the scale of whether it was feasible to bring an idea to life or not. Now, we have all of those...

Jan 4th

Jan 3rd

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Set-up for failure? More like failure to set-up.

Bob is working. Bob gets sick of job. Bob begins job searching. Bob gets an offer. He is excited. Bob starts his job. He loves it. Bob works for 4 months. He doesn’t love it anymore. Bob begins job searching. A common narrative. So much so, that it’s become a defining quality of Gen-Y. The problems here aren’t within any step of the story, but rather the steps missing in...

Jan 2nd

“So shines a good deed in a weary world.”

– Willy Wonka

Dec 23rd