Levelling up as I prepare to leave the incubator

Build, test, learn, repeat…

Alec Baldwin as Blake in Glengarry Glen Ross — image source: https://www.independent.ie/business/technology/startup-diary-forget-always-be-closing-listen-up-if-you-want-to-get-more-sales-in-pipeline/37032239.html

A-B-C. A... Always, B... Be, C... Closing. Always be closing. ALWAYS BE CLOSING!

Alec Baldwin as Blake in Glengarry Glen Ross, written by David Mamet, directed by James Foley.

David Mamet won the Pulitzer Prize for his Glengarry Glen Ross play in 1984. It offers an invaluable and timeless lesson. Below, I’ve included SNL’s parody, just for fun.

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Elf, I’m good; just ask me

Getting Figurative

I’ve switched over to an iPad for all of my work beyond the day job — it’s all part of my rediscovered ethic of serious play. I also figure that I should keep the day job and this work on separate devices, to clearly demarcate them in my mind. So, I’ve had to adjust my workflow, but with iOS 17 there’s little I’m not able to do. Some things are though a bit quirky.

Recently, I suggested that I’d be trying Figma, to get into UX design. That’s because I’m moving into the product build phase of ConnectCurateCreate. I really want something to put into people’s hand while we’re talking about arts funding, see how they/you receive it, learn from our interactions, go back to the drawing board, and work on it some more. With every iteration, we should get closer and closer to a product that we actually need in the world — one people will use and trust.