Vadik Marmeladov Codes of Practice
This feels like a small start to a significant idea. Vadik thinks long-term. He once had the following Codes Of Practise list from his previous business on his personal website, preserved by the sainted Wayback Machine:
- Wear the uniform
- Think long term (like 30 years from now)
- Build stories and languages, not things
- Create your own universe (or join ours)
- Collect samples
- Be a sample for somebody else
- Look for loyalty, not for a skill set
- Do not build utilitarian products. However, use them as a medium to express yourself
- Do not exploit introverts — doesn’t work long term. Learn to be an introvert yourself
- Travel more
- Do not work for corporations. Old corporations were meaningful when their founders were alive, but now, they have outlived their relevancy. They exist only to keep their numbers growing
- New corporations are no better. They »