Techno & Web

October 17, 2014

Probabilité de te faire rentrer dedans

Creators do not ask how much time something takes but how much creation it costs.

Creative People Say No — Thoughts on creativity — Medium.

January 23, 2013

Mobile UI Trick: Automatic Anchoring

I’ve been using Prismatic as my news reader for a few months and it’s slowly winning over Flipboard, mainly for the quality of the feed it builds for me, based on my interests. But it also has one nifty UI trick I hadn’t seen before in a mobile app. Although the feed itself is a - Read More -

It’s my experience that artist communities are almost always camps because they appropriate space that nobody else wants (at the time), but by virtue of a creative progressive view of neighborhoods they create a demand from others that ultimately marginalizes them, so they are forever transient.

James Lynch, founder of Fforest Camp.

October 28, 2012

John Maeda: How art, technology and design inform creative leaders | Video on TED.com

John Maeda: How art, technology and design inform creative leaders | Video on TED.com. Very interesting talk. “Traditional leaders want to be right. Creative leaders hope to be right.”

May 3, 2012

What Startups Truly Do (in 8 Steps)

Founders, books and your own findings will all point to the same summary: Start with a vision (“Imagine if X”) Make a few assumptions (“I think X will happen if Y”) Talk to users/customers and adjust assumptions based on their feedback Build something to test assumptions Find users Look at metrics Realize 4 out 5 - Read More -

April 5, 2012

Lancement de matchFWD: Accélérateur de bouche à oreille pour le recrutement

Mon équipe de cracks et moi avons finalement ouvert notre plateforme de recrutement social à tous la semaine dernière. Inscrivez-vous, que vous soyez à la recherche du candidat parfait, de votre prochain emploi ou simplement pour entretenir votre réseau en matchant jobs et talents. C’est gratuit ! Plus d’info ici.

February 9, 2012

The Best Moment To Start From Scratch Is When You Haven’t Started Yet

I’ll assume you’ve validated your great idea with customer interviews. You’ve had some decent feedback and you’re ready to go. What do you need now? A pen and a piece of paper. Just sketch your basic UI. Don’t overthink it. Keep it simple. Make sure every page has: One clear major action you’d like the user to - Read More -

January 29, 2012

Lettre ouverte à Philippe Duval, PDG de la SAQ

Lettre ouverte envoyée à Philippe Duval, président et directeur général de la SAQ, au sujet de leur application iPhone. Cher Philippe, Je dois vous faire part d’une constatations troublante et ma foi inacceptable: l’application iPhone de la SAQ n’est simplement pas à la hauteur de ce que l’on s’attend de l’institution chouchou des Québécois. Ne - Read More -

January 25, 2012

How great leaders inspire action

Just watched a very inspirational video yesterday on how great companies define themselves. Watch it, it’s totally worth it.