Author Archives: brendansterne

About brendansterne

Sr Director, Indeed.com Product Incubator

First 24 hours with the Apple Watch

Posted on June 2, 2015 by brendansterne

It’s a pain in the ass to pull a phone out of your pocket when you’re sitting down -especially in jeans. I pull my phone out of my pocket 30 times/day just to interact with it for 5 seconds: when … Continue reading →

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Hey Geek, Attracted to Buddhism? You should check out Stoicism.

Posted on April 18, 2015 by brendansterne

I have always been attracted to the Buddhism.  Although I don’t necessarily believe that we are part of a cycle of rebirth, I do believe that attachment leads to suffering, and I believe that the Noble Eightfold Path (chose carefully your words, your actions, … Continue reading →

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Do More Faster, Part 1 – Idea and Vision

Posted on May 13, 2014 by brendansterne

How can you accelerate your startup or new product?  Ship it, share it and get feedback.  “Many entrepreneurs are hesitant to share too much about what they’re doing and, even when they do, they hold back some of their thoughts … Continue reading →

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The Original iPhone was a Minimum Viable Product (MVP)

Posted on April 10, 2014 by brendansterne

In 2007 Steve Jobs introduced the original iPhone.  I wasn’t a big fan of Apple at the time and didn’t notice the iPhone until iPhone 3 was released (I was using Palm phones at that time).  But yesterday I happened to come … Continue reading →

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How To Become An Engineer With People Skills

Posted on April 7, 2014 by brendansterne

My mother told me when I was young that people get hired for their technical skills, and fired for their people skills (specifically a lack thereof).  And I’ve seen this play out in the real world repeatedly.  Assessing whether someone … Continue reading →

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A Hardware Startup in the Dorm Room Next Door

Posted on March 27, 2014 by brendansterne

We’re crossing a new threshold. Individuals can make real hardware products and bring them to market. Thanks to open and accessible hardware platforms like Arduino, Raspberry Pi, and even ARM processors, Frankenstein prototypes can be hacked together in short time … Continue reading →

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Jeff Bezos: Think Long Term

Posted on March 27, 2014 by brendansterne

It’s a couple of years old, but I love this short talk by Amazon.com’s CEO Jeff Bezos.  In it he presents four things he knows: Obsess Over Customers Invent Think Long Term It’s Always Day 1  

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Lean Startup and Lean UX in the Enterprise (Videos)

Posted on February 25, 2014 by brendansterne

I’m always amazed by all the lean startup events and activity that I have yet to discover.  Yesterday I learned about Lean Day West – a 3 day conference that took place in Sept 2013 and dealt with Lean Startup … Continue reading →

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Visa is looking for someone to head up their Innovation Incubator

Posted on February 20, 2014 by brendansterne

I noticed this job posting on the wire today (copied below).  Looks like VISA is setting up an Innovation Incubator.  VISA refers to their larger R&D group as VISA Labs, and this group would be known as the Incubator.  VISA … Continue reading →

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Relationship-building counts as work

Posted on February 19, 2014 by brendansterne

“Relationship-building counts as work.”  That’s a great quote from in the latest article from First Round Capital Review: 23 Tools to Make Feedback Meaningful.  As Phin Barnes writes: A lot of people skimp on the time they spend in one-on-ones … Continue reading →

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