Michael Berg

Reality check: client's device is an iPhone 5S 16GB with 0KB free, three iOS versions behind, with apps that haven't been updated in years.

No one ever says “wait till you have kids” in a positive way. It’s always a curse. An omen.

If technical literacy is any guide, “I hate this. It doesn’t work.” probably means “I don’t understand this” elsewhere in life as well.

"I just love work" as an excuse for depleting your body, depriving it of sleep are words of an addict. Longer you "cope", harder you crash.

90% sure that everyone who ever said "you shouldn’t stay up so late" has had their ass conveniently saved by my ability to stay up so late.

All startups paradox: “Need you at 100% capacity." Emergency hits: "Drop everything." Crisis over: "Wait, why did we miss other deadlines??"

It is an irony of SV that the most impressive people are often grinding in obscurity.

“Design a system customized to our needs supported across uneven platforms. Now make it never break and able to be operated by a child.”

Evernote Android can bulk select notes, Evernote iPhone can’t. Evernote Mac can export card scans to contacts, Evernote Windows can’t. Ok.

“Easy” is a word used to describe other people’s jobs.

Every IT firm: out of touch Boomer owners, aging Gen-X managers. Massive opportunity for disruption with basic computer skills and a smile.

For anyone who feels bad about their product backlog, just remember that Outlook has been rendering smiley faces as "J" for eight years.

You just have to be right once, about one big thing, to look like a genius for the rest of your life.

“Hello sir! You’ve been selected to get a $9000 loan from the government.” Me: “That sounds amazing! [Life Story]” *Click*

Great thing about Google Home showing their hand with ads is how we can soon expect context-aware version based on overhead conversation.

Tuesday. Aka “reply to a week’s worth of text messages, Facebook chats, Snaps, and tweets.”

Preemptively dreading our arbitrary “time is relative” day this weekend. Worst day of the year. Would rather pay taxes twice.

Biz Owner: "Coffee breaks waste so much time." Me: "What about the glut of hours lost in meetings?” Biz Owner: "Cost of doing business."

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