Jordan Wollman (Posterous)

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October 19, 2009

So, have you seen the new Dyson Air Multiplier™ fan?

via dyson.com

You know, in normal life you don't run into burst of brilliance all that often. But on rare occasions, you find yourself staring at what can only be described as a paradigm shift.

VW did it with the new Beetle, Philips did it with the 21:9 LCD TV, Apple did it with the iMac, Dyson did it with the vacuum cleaner, and now they've done it again with their new Bladeless fan.

It's not just about doing something better than other people are, it's about doing it so much better that all competition (the general me-to guys) are left scratching their heads trying to figure out how they can catch up (again).

The lesson here is not to "invent". Sometimes the winning ticket is to simply improve what's already been done.

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August 4, 2009

If Apple designed a TV: LG SL90 LED TV | via Uncrate

via uncrate.com

I officially want one of these. Beautiful design is simple - which as I grow, I find can be incredibly complex.

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January 23, 2009

Tim Cook's View of the Apple Philosophy (via Macrumors)

Interesting writeup over at Macrumors on a recent statement by Tim Cook (Apple's acting CEO).

There is an extraordinary breadth and depth and tenure among the Apple executive team, and these executives lead over 35,000 employees that I would call "all wicked smart". And that's in all areas of the company, from engineering to marketing to operations and sales and all the rest. And the values of our company are extremely well entrenched.

We believe that we're on the face of the Earth to make great products, and that's not changing. We're constantly focusing on innovating. We believe in the simple, not the complex. We believe that we need to own and control the primary technologies behind the products we make, and participate only in markets where we can make a significant contribution.

We believe in saying no to thousands of projects so that we can really focus on the few that are truly important and meaningful to us. We believe in deep collaboration and cross-pollination of our groups, which allow us to innovate in a way that others cannot.

And frankly, we don't settle for anything less than excellence in every group in the company, and we have the self-honesty to admit when we're wrong and the courage

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