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jamesmcbennett

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Guided by a generalist curiosity, much enthusiasm, and the desire to foster ideas that create a better world. James enjoys thinking innovatively and now wishes to commit to realising his big dreams. He has worked at three of the world's leading architecture firms KPF/JDS/OMA and studied at best school in the field, the Architectural Association in London.
  1. The cost of open-source furniture (dezeen.com)

    Full Article: http://www.dezeen.com/2014/02/14/opinion-justin-mcguirk-open-design-italian-furniture-industry/ TL:DR - A stool which could cost £25 will cost closer to £250 for the same quality if using the open-source…

    1 points 0
  2. The Entrepreneurial Beginnings of Car Radio (Motorola) (medium.com)
    1 points 0
  3. Google purchase NEST to become the next home OS? (forbes.com)
    1 points 0
  4. Fishermen, Explorers and Trading Ships. Not all entrepreneurs are the same. (medium.com)
    8 points 1
  5. Gentry Underwood (Mailbox - Dropbox) Speaking with Dorm Room Tycoon (drt.fm)
    3 points 1
  6. The short difference between NYC and London (1min)

    "If I were to walk into a bar in New York and announce that I wanted to become an astronaut I'd be met with cheers of 'you go girl - follow your dreams!' If I made the same statement in London? 'Shut up and sit down -…

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  7. Tight immigration rules divert high tech brains from Seattle to Santiago (pbs.org)
    1 points 0
  8. TEDx: Explaining the Jolly Roger, Piracy and its revelance today in the Commons. (youtube.com)
    1 points 0
  9. The Death of Moore's Law: Design Matters More Than Technology - (John Maeda) (bloomberg.com)
    2 points 1
  10. What do CEO's do? (Startup/Speedup/Scaleup/preIPO...) (mcbennett.wordpress.com)
    4 points 2
  11. Ask HN: Who do people use for e-commerce delivery? Recommendations/Experiences?
    3 points 7
  12. What I learned from doing a Kickstarter (mcbennett.wordpress.com)
    46 points 22
  13. Saturday Night Live talking about Google Glass (youtube.com)
    2 points 0
  14. UK move copying design from a civil offense to a criminal offense (dezeen.com)

    In contrast to the article posted, others are trying to learn from tech startups and bring their lessons into the design world. Ben Van Berkel of UNStudio who have designed the BMW Museum as well as hundreds of other…

    1 points 0
  15. Vivek Wadhwa - Why I no longer advise startups to hire mba's (blogs.wsj.com)
    1 points 1
  16. Video pitches are killing written applications. Video to Chevolet social media. (youtube.com)
    1 points 0
  17. Fabsie hopes to help the mass market enjoy the fruits of the DIY movement (gigaom.com)
    20 points 17
  18. First 1,000 users. (mcbennett.wordpress.com)
    1 points 8