When I first started working at foursquare I heard this term as a way of explaining that some things were not possible (right now!) but could be built in the future (soon!). It is one of my favorite terms for a lot of reasons, but mainly because of the challenge of overcoming whatever obstacle is [...]
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Computationally Expensive (within project planning)
Posted by Eric Friedman on May 8, 2012
http://www.ericgfriedman.com/2012/05/08/computationally-expensive-withing-project-planning/
Get to the “ask” early
In most meetings the last 5-10 minutes are used to go over the “ask” or the crux of what folks are there to talk to in the first place. I have noticed a common occurrence where someone sets up a meeting or call to go over something new or propose something interesting, but they only [...]
Posted by Eric Friedman on May 7, 2012
http://www.ericgfriedman.com/2012/05/07/get-to-the-ask-early/
The Business Breakfast
This post is definitely a joke, but it hit such a chord with my friends I thought I would open up the dialogue here – what to eat at the business breakfast?. To be honest, I have never given this much thought. To my surprise a group of friends I was recently with had this [...]
Posted by Eric Friedman on December 22, 2009
http://www.ericgfriedman.com/2009/12/22/the-business-breakfast/
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