Prosperity has brought complications. Our lives are busier, faster, more stressful. They're nostalgic for a simpler, slower time.
Matt Ridley
It's terrifying the way molecular biology has become more and more jargon ridden. But I strongly believe that my book can be read by the... →
I try and get it right the first time. I may rewrite a sentence four or five times, but I rarely go back and kill a whole page and rewrite it.
I started out wanting to be a naturalist. My obsession in my youth was with bird-watching. I collected things, I spent a lot of time outdoors. I only... →
I did some plays in high school which I had a good time doing.
Michael Riedel
I always read a lot as a kid and I'd spend long periods of time in my room reading... I wasn't reading anything great until I got older, but... →
Customers don't know what they want. There's plenty of good psychology research that shows that people are not able to accurately predict how... →
Eric Ries
Except in very narrow cases, where there's breakthrough science that needs patent production, worrying about competitors is a waste of time. If... →
Start-up success is not a consequence of good genes or being in the right place at the right time. Success can be engineered by following the right... →
I believe for the first time in history, entrepreneurship is now a viable career.