Rick Kettner

Sharing practical tips to help entrepreneurs seize great opportunities and overcome difficult challenges in business and life.

[Michael Aubry @michaelaubry]

The top three insights from @robfitz book "The Mom Test"

- Talk About Their Life Instead Of Your Idea
- Watch Out For Compliments, Fluff, Or Ideas
- Be Prepared To Ask The Hard Questions

Learned this from @rickkettner

[Rick Kettner @rickkettner]

@ChrisSerendip @ChrisSerendip - Shortly after reading & reviewing the book, I was inspired to read ‘Write Useful Books’ by @robfitz (out of a casual interest that I may have otherwise ignored). I’m now deep into writing a book and exploring related opportunities. Thank you for a great book!

[Rick Kettner @rickkettner]

@reckless - When you intro #Decoder by saying “My show about big ideas and other problems”, is the implication that big ideas are problems? It always sounds odd to me but maybe it’s on purpose?

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@NavalismHQ @naval Nah, life is a multiplayer game, you just play with different people at different times.

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@debramhunter @AB_CovidFacts Your anger is misplaced. I acknowledged that you made “plenty of valid points” but got annoyed when you repeatedly ignored my criticism of @AB_CovidFacts’ narrative, and instead spammed the thread with talking points to initiate a lengthy debate, on Twitter of all places.

[Rick Kettner @rickkettner]

@debramhunter @AB_CovidFacts You seem determined to (1) shift the conversation away from what I said, (2) assume my stance on that new topic, and (3) jump into your favorite talking points. Not sure who you’re so eager to debate, but it’s not me.

[Rick Kettner @rickkettner]

@debramhunter @AB_CovidFacts Plenty of valid points. My message is that @AB_CovidFacts is ignoring the larger context. We didn’t get multiple rare-in-size floods, multiple areas of HWY collapse, and other significant damage/flooding, ALL within 24 hours just because “a former lake refilled.”

[Rick Kettner @rickkettner]

@debramhunter @AB_CovidFacts Plenty of damage to HWY #1 elsewhere, floods in Merritt, Matsqui, and other areas. The point is that “it used to be a lake” isn’t a catch all for the damage that has occurred all within a 24 hour period. Mud slides, etc. are unrelated to Sumas Prairie formerly being a lake.

[Rick Kettner @rickkettner]

@Duffling Yes, I agree. Unfortunately, some people are attempting to construct a narrative around the idea that all the damage in BC is just due to “a former lake being flooded” while ignoring the larger context.

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@blujenyyc @Martyupnorth_ @FredFredderson1 That’s one part of the story, but the damage to BC infrastructure goes well beyond Sumas Prairie. Many unrelated areas are flooded and many separate areas of the highway were damaged in a 24 hour period. Thus, it’s inaccurate to summarize this as “a former lake flooded.”

[Rick Kettner @rickkettner]

@Martyupnorth_ That’s one part of the story, but the damage to BC infrastructure is far beyond Sumas Prairie. Many unrelated areas are flooded and many separate highways damaged in a 24 hour period. Thus, it’s inaccurate to summarize this as “a former lake flooded.”

[Rick Kettner @rickkettner]

@schroeter_ralf @AB_CovidFacts While it’s a powerful analogy, it doesn’t fit. The Sumas Prairie isn’t the only devastated region. The damage and flooding in BC took place in many unrelated areas, most of which are not former lakes. Therefore it’s misleading to build a narrative around only one affected area.

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@AB_CovidFacts If the Sumas Prairie was the only area of devastation, you would be correct. However, there is far more damage to entirely unrelated BC infrastructure, not to mention flooding elsewhere. It’s incredibly misleading to suggest this is just about a former lake being flooded.

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@doombrings Especially considering this is not isolated. Tons of BC infrastructure took at hit on the same day. Roads, highways, and entirely separate areas are flooded and/or damaged. Yet people want to summarize this as “a former lake flooded, wow!” as if that is the whole story.

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@PatBulmer1 That’s one part of the story, but the significant damage to BC infrastructure goes well beyond Sumas Prairie. Many unrelated areas are flooded and many separate roads/highways damaged in a 24 hour period. Thus, it’s inaccurate to summarize this as “a former lake flooded.”

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@Captain2Phones @reneritchie @DetroitBORG It may make sense at some point in the future, but fragmenting the platform at this stage (when they’re already struggling to drive watchOS app development) is probably not the right move, even if it attracted a small percentage of additional customers.

[Rick Kettner @rickkettner]

@Captain2Phones @reneritchie @DetroitBORG From a style perspective, round is compelling. From a platform standpoint, it’s a nightmare. It’s hard enough to design a UI for a small rectangular screen. Round is worse. And supporting both is 10x worse, for Apple AND all third party developers.

[Rick Kettner @rickkettner]

👉 It’s no secret that businesses often fail in the face of disruptive innovation.

💡 What’s surprising is that this isn't necessarily due to bureaucracy, arrogance, or short-term thinking.

📖 The Innovator’s Dilemma by @claychristensen explains why even great companies fail.