(Source: geocycle2010)
Tour de France
Great picture
(Source: allicblog)
The Bike-Owner’s Handbook by Peter Drinkell
Stage 14, Giro d’Italia.
Bart De Clercq up the Monte Cervino by kristof ramon on Flickr.
Inside of a ring or out, ain’t nothing wrong with going down. It’s staying down that’s wrong.
—Muhammad Ali (via liquidmelancholydreams)
Weekly Quote #6
Another week, another quote! And another one from an advertising legend, and don’t be imaging the Mad Men era, it was way before that! He started off as a copywriter for J. Walter Thompson in 1912. He was also a great educator, working for the Chicago Business school between 1931-39. And publishing books, including A Technique for Producing Ideas . Which I’ve read and would really recommend!
There is no sure fire way to get ideas, but it’s full of advice which might help! I really like this quote, you can’t create something out of nothing, but you can take things that are already understood and do something new and clever with them. Interestingly my final lecture of the year on Thursday was from someone at the head of an advertising company, and he had lots to say about ideas. But I’ll post about that next week…
Brain Pickings posted a lot of information about the James Webb Young book, so look here for more details.
We are living in an everyone-is-special-and-there-are-no-losers society. As a result, we are fearful of accomplished people because they can do stuff that we cannot do, and giving them the spotlight would un-level the playing field. We are, as a result, much more comfortable with the famous-for-nothing paradigm, because then, we, the great unexceptional masses, still have shot at celebrity.
—Worth a read. (via brycedotvc)
a must watch
It wasn’t long ago that the billion dollar Instagram boys set out to debunk 8 startup myths to a room full of Stanford Mayfield fellows. At the time of this video, the service had about 4 million users. Earlier this week they announced having added that many users in just a matter of days. My how time flies.
But the advice and insights shared here are really timeless. From the “bar exam”; i.e., a test to see whether you’re able to explain your product to a friend in a bar without losing their attention, to the 6ft tall 1 yr. old; ie, scaling up a company before it’s ready or needed, there are some real gems in here.
As they talk it seems their primary takeaways from the Instagram experience are to believe in yourself, trust your instincts and build the product that only you can build. And most importantly, just start.
Priceless advice and required weekend viewing.
Mardin Parkour Video
An amazing video of free runner Ryan Doyle taking on the historical rooftops of Mardin in Southeastern Turkey. I’m blown away by just about every parkour video, but this one is particularly impressive. It’s beautiful and wonderfully shot and the landscapes, colors and culture shown throughout the clip make it really unique. — Jack Archer
