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The brand is the hard part

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  I suck at blogging.  Dan Harris does it better.  Renaud Anjoran does it better.  Tom Lasseter does it better.  If you have not already … Continue reading

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The importance of parallels

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[Sorry if you receive an incomplete version of this post - hit the wrong button.  WCK] Since I suck at blogging on a regular basis, … Continue reading

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Poka yoke, or Why a solid design database matters

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So we have had a very hot summer thus far here in southwest Virginia.  Not that it was any cooler or less humid when I … Continue reading

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PassageMaker is Type 2

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Great post from Renaud entitled “The different kinds of sourcing agents“.  Although PassageMaker is really a contract assembly company, we end up doing a lot … Continue reading

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Back in China…

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I’ve been back in China for two weeks now.  It doesn’t feel like it at all, which actually is a bit disturbing.  When you’ve been … Continue reading

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Mike Rowe of “Dirty Jobs” talks about the nature of work

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This video is actually over a year old, but the message resonates nonetheless.  I am a bit of a paradox – someone who is obsessed … Continue reading

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The Man Who Makes Your iPhone

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Fascinating article on Terry Gou (which is an incorrect romanization for his family surname, 郭, the pinyin should be Guo, not Gou), the founder of … Continue reading

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Life is uncertain – eat dessert first

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So say the T-shirts at are local ice cream parlor.  I think it’s a great line and not a bad philosophy. It got me think … Continue reading

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That’s the good thing about the Dark Side. Eventually, your eyes adjust.

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That’s my favorite line from the incomparable James Lileks, appropriately enough referring to brand loyalty. If you’ve noticed that blogging has been slow these past … Continue reading

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Late night article dump

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So everyone in the office has been riding me to post more often.  Of course, no one wants to do any of the heavy lifting … Continue reading

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