#Brexit #Britain

Just what we DON'T need - another useless state bureaucracy, shielding accountability & passing the buck. What's with the Irish obsession with institutions over people? What stops us taking a citizen-centred, user-centred approach to problems? irishtimes.com/news/ireland/i…

Every Feb 13th for the last 6 years I've tried to write a personal piece about my mother who passed away. This time I promised myself I'd just click Save and then tweet it at the end. No matter what. So here it is: destraynor.com/personal/mam.h…

JOB OPENING: For the first time ever, Basecamp is hiring a Head of Marketing. Join us and have a significant impact on our business, our customers, and the industry at large. Accepting applications until June 28. Here the full description: m.signalvnoise.com/basecamp-is-hi…

#Helsinki Beach town.

This graphic makes me v happy :)

This is so profoundly true. And especially so when you're working with early-stage ideas. You think you're going in circles, but actually you're exploring - gathering data, shaping insights & hypotheses. It's work, but it doesn't feel like it - circular, frustrating, non-linear.

Deeply impressive: intelligence & humility & ambition & politeness applied at scale Patrick Collison Stripe x.com/collision/stat…

"Borges’s everything map is no longer imaginary." Clever, as ever, economist ❚ ❚ 🤙 x.com/TheEconomist/s…

Great to be in a place where #design #matters #Helsinki

Bloomsday bicycles! #bloomsday #dublin #Ulysses

Great read explaining the basic maths of the VC model and why most VCs don't perform, via TechCrunch tcrn.ch/2qGScJM

Less than 5% of VC funds return 3x returns or more - so 95% fail to wash their face. Sign, surely, of a broken model.

Better experiences by using better words: great tips on ux writing, via Google I/O & Guy Ligertwood bit.ly/2rG1jHN

#Congregation was an amazing success. We were delighted to be a part of it. Thanks to Eoin Kennedy and to all the participants who helped to make it. Safe travels home everybody! Congregation #Cong17

Elegant, thoughtful and thought-provoking piece from Brian Donohue and Intercom on how product teams can be more productive without a single leader bit.ly/2iYOE2T

Great piece from from Ryan Singer and Basecamp about importance of resource allocation, managing uncertainty, and empowering teams to make decisions m.signalvnoise.com/running-in-cir…

Absolutely superb documentary about Neil Armstrong on @BBCFOUR this evening. If you missed it, I recommend you watch on Iplayer.

Great summation of Jason Fried's great product thinking: “10 things I learned from Jason Fried about Building Products” by Jonathan Courtney uxplanet.org/10-things-i-le…