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aj_mihalicon I Find Your Lack of Faith in Autonomous Cars Disturbing

You're telling me you don't find it to simply be a matter of time before the combination of technology and data overcome this tiny little step in autonomous cars evolution? Everything on the road can be measured with sensors. Including friction and orientation.

Sorry, try again.

aj_mihalicon Ideas We'd Like to Fund

I've heard about them as well, definitely should give compassMD a look sounds like they would be right up their ally.

aj_mihalicon Intro Etiquette

It is not always a problem, but it definitely occurs more often than I'd like. I don't want to look like a fool if I am trying to help someone out with an intro to one of my connections and they leave them high and dry. It depreciates my "stamp of approval" with intros for people and tends to put you one the wrong side of the recommendation pool.

aj_mihalicon Ask HN: What is the best book that you've ever read on Product Design and UX?

Lean UX by O'Reilly Media - This is a good read for a better understanding of the lean UX principles but seems to focus on teams with a few more resources than a startup. However, many of the principles can work within a startup if adjusted to account for it.

http://www.amazon.com/Lean-UX-Applying-Principles-Experience...

Don't Make Me Think by Steve Krug - This is one of my favcorites. Steve challenges you to really think about how you are building a product (mostly web) so that your users have the most frictionless experience possible and ensureing that things are made obvious to them.

http://www.amazon.com/Dont-Make-Think-Revisited-Usability/dp...

Why We Buy by Paco Underhill - This book isn't so much about web or digital focused UX as it is for physical space. Specifically, retail. It gives you great insight into the thought processes behind consumers and how some stores take this into account when designing their own store layouts. Very interesting read for any UX Designer.

http://www.amazon.com/Why-We-Buy-Shopping--Updated-Internet/...

Storytelling for User Experience by Whitney Quesenbery & Kevin Brooks - This one I grabbed tidbits of useful info out of here and there. Gives you a better understanding on just how to better build user stories for your product as well as usability testing etc.

http://www.amazon.com/Storytelling-User-Experience-Whitney-Q...