Play ball.
Innovating is a quirky journey. It can offer satisfying solitude even as it yields days of limited results. The frustration can be exhausting but the pull irresistible. And sometimes the wins are visible to no one but the innovator. Teamwork can offer balance, not just companionship and commiseration, when stepping up to the plate feels risky. And how exciting the moment when the innovation, in any field, after the moments of isolation and weariness, leads to a run around the bases.
Street in Venice. John Singer Sargent. 1882. Oil on wood. Gift of the Avalon Foundation. National Gallery of Art.
A viral tweet led to $2.8 million and a16z
Julie Bort: All because one person tweeted about their mobile app vibe coder product, and the tweet went viral. Rork lets people with limited technical backgrounds build mobile apps with a simple text prompt.
Play ball and the world plays with you
Fran Moreland Johns: Gifted with four great seats for a recent game between the Giants and the Texas Rangers I rounded up three geezer friends, happily including one confirmed fan who knows stuff, a key bonus. It all came back in a rush, you could say nine innings’ worth of rush.
In celebration of Jane Austen's 250th birthday
Tianna Williams: The art-focused London restaurant is presenting a ‘floricultural’ tribute to Jane Austen in celebration of what would be the author’s 250th birthday.