Principles of User Interface Design. To design is much more than simply to assemble, to order, or even to edit; it is to add value and meaning, to illuminate, to simplify, to clarify, to modify, to dignify, to dramatize, to persuade, and perhaps even to amuse." - Paul Rand. Interfaces exist to enable interaction. Clarity is job #1. Make them Care! MORE >>

Kennedy, September 1962. Innovation. teach entrepreneurship for ~50 student teams a year from engineering schools at Stanford , Berkeley, and Columbia. For the National Science Foundation Innovation Corps this year I’ll also teach ~150 teams led by professors who want to commercialize their inventions. And who can blame them. and put U.S. What Next. MORE >>

I recently posted about the Increase in Early-Stage Startup Activity in Los Angeles. In that post, I mentioned how one of the signals is the big increase in number of startup events and the number of attendees at those events. Of course, given the size of this list and having kids, I really can't attend a lot of these. MORE >>

As we recover from some tough economic times, more and more people seem to be turning to entrepreneurship as an alternative to traditional employment. applaud this trend, but caution all of you thinking this direction to approach entrepreneurship with your eyes wide open. It is not for everyone, as the entrepreneur’s path is fraught with challenges. MORE >>

My long time friend Chris Moody , president and COO of Gnip, has offered to write some guest posts on management – we’ll call the series Moody on Management. His first post is aimed at anyone looking to get a job in a startup and talks about how to be effective at interviewing for a job. Both of these outcomes are normal and healthy.  MORE >>