1. I HAVE SEEN THE FUTURE AND IT HAS PRIMARY COLORS

2. INN-fairygodmother $: sudo su
PASSWORD: ***************
bash 3.2 fairygodmother #: WAND-L -server -poof!
fairygodmother #: NEW DATA-CRAWLING SERVER DEPLOYED
fairygodmother #: COMMENCE HOLDING THE POWERFUL TO ACCOUNT
fairygodmother #: -kthx -bai

3. INN EAST
Now with free coffee!
Cambridge, MA

4. Get Excited & Make Things

5. HEY GIRL. I INVENTED THE WEB. NO BIG DEAL.

9. 3 biggest problems

10. WHAT IS THE SMALLEST THING I CAN DO?

11. A FOOL IS ONE WHO HAS NEVER MADE AN EXPERIMENT

12. Aristotle maintained that women have fewer teeth than men;
although he was twice married, it never occurred to him to
verify this statement by examining hiswives' mouths.
- Bertrand Russell

13. WHAT EXPERIMENTS DO YOU HAVE TO DO

14. DOES ANYBODY WANT THIS?

15. There is no such
thing as a failed
experiment, only
experiments with
unexpected
outcomes

16. “Good tests kill flawed theories;
we remain alive to guess
again.”

17. NO.

18. Simplest crucial experiment:
ask a user

19. IS A CRAPPY SAMPLE SIZE

20. IS ALSO A CRAPPY SAMPLE SIZE

21. WILL MY BOSS LET ME DO THIS

22. WILL THE BOARD LET US DO THIS?

23. Don’t do anything for free that you
wouldn’t do for free indefinitely.

24. DO I WANT TO DO IT?

25. Everything about something

26. What can I do
without anyone’s
assistance or permission?

27. RELATIONSHIPS FIRST

28. GET STARTED QUICKLY

29. GET AROUND OTHER MAKERS

30. TALK ABOUT YOUR IDEA AS OFTEN AS POSSIBLE

31. DON’T WORRY ABOUT OTHER PEOPLE STEALING YOUR IDEA

32. EMAIL:
lisa@investigativenewsnetwork.org
TWITTER:
@lisawilliams
LISA ON GITHUB:
http://github.com/lisawilliams

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Chemistry lab, euthmann, flickr: http://www.flickr.com/photos/78147607@N00/2097760322/
Molecule, The Alieness, Flickr: http://www.flickr.com/photos/36613169@N00/57341575/
Bad experiment, ThatBill Fellow http://www.flickr.com/photos/27120874@N03/4059471685/
Experiment in progress, jurvetson: http://www.flickr.com/photos/jurvetson/2798315677/sizes/l/
Boss, Alan Cleaver: http://www.flickr.com/photos/11121568@N06/4446487398/
Board, Fairfax County: http://www.flickr.com/photos/47833064@N03/5710486497/
Empty Theater, Jaako: http://www.flickr.com/photos/56944727@N00/297820961/
Legos, Woodley Wonder Works: http://www.flickr.com/photos/73645804@N00/2472232245/
3D blocks, Funt: http://www.flickr.com/photos/61423903@N06/7632796322/
Big Deal, Lars Plouggman: http://www.flickr.com/photos/75062596@N00/97205739/
Speedometer, Nathan E http://www.flickr.com/photos/7843389@N02/2300190277/