You can stare at your screen and hope that inspiration comes at you – strikes you like a lightning bolt, fills you with the energy to move forward, and implement at never-ending speed. And you can wait for that idea that no one has (that you can’t prove that no one has). Or you can start working on what you have in your head now and see where it takes you. It might not become…
Throw a ball in the air, and it drops like a rock, picking up speed as it reaches the ground. Depending on how much gravity is applied, the rock will crash into little pebbles, a shell of its former self. End what I know about science and gravity. But right now, in our work, we are in a race to the bottom, and many are taking advantage of it. Yes, AI can produce much more than…
It’s just over the hill, peeking out at you like a gopher. It’s waiting for you to put down whatever you’re frustrated with and walk over the hill to see what is there. It’s not a quick win, it’s not low-hanging fruit – it’s a project – it will take time, energy, and effort. But in the end, it will be worth it. If you want to see.
This is one of the best quotes from Moneyball. Talking, talking, talking, but never taking the chance, never taking the risk, never willing to press the button. I’ll keep it simple… Things will break. Debugging is never straightforward. Work isn’t easy. You won’t succeed the first time. But if all you do is talk, you will never learn, you will never grow, you will never find the next path you should be on. Don’t talk…
When firefighters arrive at a blaze, they assess where to start and begin. Time is of the essence; lives are at stake. I’m sure they get it wrong – misjudge the wind, can’t see all the variables, don’t know about that indoor propane tank, etc, etc – but they have to start somewhere. If given the opportunity to stop time and spend hours and even days determining the proper approach, I’m sure they’d take it.…