DAVID GILLESPIE
Be Careful What You Wish For; You Might Accidentally Launch a Startup
May 21, 2012 | David Gillespie 1
A funny thing happened in April. A funny thing that was amazing at the time, that quickly lost all of its meaning. Or rather, not that it lost its meaning, but I over-valued it at the time and eventually saw it for what it was.
Late March…
Let Me Entertain You
March 21, 2012 | David Gillespie
Are you familiar with “Buzzword Bingo”? You may know it’s more plain-spoken sibling “Bullshit Bingo”, the rules are much the same. It is a game satirically invented for boardrooms and corporate meetings,…
Be Here Now
January 30, 2012 | David Gillespie
Recently in America, two bills were in committees in Congress which had far-reaching ramifications for the future of media on the Internet. The Stop Online Piracy Act (SOPA) and the Protect Intellectual Property Act (PIPA) were brought about…
Mistakes Are There to be Made
November 7, 2011 | David Gillespie 4
“They say you gotta stay hungry…” – Bruce Springsteen, Dancing In The Dark
There’s a cold comfort in being wrong. Isn’t there? A realisation that all the options hadn’t been considered,…
The Curse of the Expert
April 27, 2011 | David Gillespie 2
Tell me if you’ve heard this one: when all you have is a hammer, every problem looks like a nail. Familiar, right?
It’s a metaphor we tend to apply quite liberally to the businesses we work in and with, but rarely to ourselves. I call …
Leadership, Insight, Good Ideas, News Readers and 16 Links you Should Click on Today.
April 14, 2011 | White Spaces
As our long time readers will be aware, uncluttered white spaces was created to share “good” ideas, challenge conventional thinking and create a platform to share insight and inspire.
The past 2 years has purely been connecting…
The Rise of Systems Under the Guise of Games
January 6, 2011 | David Gillespie
By David Gillespie | Several years ago, I made video games. Actually let me clarify that – I managed people who made video games. I’m not a developer sadly, I learned skills which would only be useful in industries nobody really …
The Maketers Manifesto
September 19, 2010 | David Gillespie 7
Maketer
[may-kuh-ter]
-noun
1. An individual or group who focus on creating products and services with a reason to exist.
2. Someone who has ideas and then sees them brought to life.
3. Someone who ships. Everytime (see Seth Godin for more …
We’re moving at the same speed. And doing it faster.
July 12, 2010 | David Gillespie 3
The other day I saw a great quote from Larry King, he said “A year ago, if you had told me I’d be re-tweeting Justin Bieber, I’d have said ‘I’ll be doing what to who?’” The rate of change, the sheer pace of it all seems to be getting ever…
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