January 2011
7 posts
““Derrick … actually looks forward to market research,” Fields...”
– Turnaround catalyst Derrick Kuzak at heart of Ford revival.
Interesting article about Derrick Kuzak, Ford’s Global VP of Product Development (credited with a large portion of Ford’s recent success). I love his clear bias toward data-driven decision making and focus on the customer.
“One thing I like about the system they describe is that the process of launching...”
– Geeking with Greg: The experiment infrastructure at Google.
I love this and need to strive to get to this point for AppStoreHQ. It’s important to have a vision of the future world and just as important to go from that vision to experiment and data driven implementation as quickly as...
“The Domino’s Pizza plane that Michigan athletic director Dave Brandon took...”
– Brady Hoke named Michigan football coach. Well, that’s one way to track an AD.
I don’t know enough about Hoke to form an opinion on this decision yet, but I’ll say this: he’s a Michigan Man, which was needed. He coached with Lloyd Carr for a long time, leading me to believe...
Instapaper + Kindle = Morning paper perfection
My parents bought me a Kindle for Hanukkah a couple months ago, and I’ve been amazed by how magical the device is. Despite playing with them for a few minutes at a time, until I actually sat down to read, buy a book, make and view highlights, and so on, I didn’t fully understand the power. Needless to say, I’m hooked. The reading experience is just so enjoyable; certainly more so...
“Hey in this job. It’s up to be on revolutions to help them up, just turn...”
– Google Voice Voicemail Transcription