Peter KayBooks are the best containers for ideasBooks are quiet. Books allow for nuance. You can stop reading a book and start reading it later. You can reread passages. Books open up a…Mar 4, 20162Mar 4, 20162
Peter KayUser Acquisition Hacks For App DevelopersThe book recommendation app Ncvrs has been out in iOS for about 3 months and Android for three weeks. We’ve managed to rack up about 5000…Feb 24, 2016Feb 24, 2016
Peter KayMoby Dick: Melville’s stormy passage to the canonWhat follows is an excerpt of Liveright editor-in-chief Bob Weil’s talk to the Chataqua Institution entitled “How To Recognize A Classic”Feb 22, 2016Feb 22, 2016
Peter KayPeople who liked the 33 1/3 Television’s Marquee Moon book…NYU English prof Bryan Waterman knows his 70s: the 1770s and the 1970s, that is. And in his copious spare time, he managed to write the…Feb 16, 2016Feb 16, 2016
Peter KayAll Fall Down by Jennifer WeinerOne of the more popular books in the ncvrs collection is All Fall Down by Jennifer Weiner, which tells the story of suburban mom Allison…Feb 14, 2016Feb 14, 2016
Peter KayAmerican Psycho and Actual PsychopathsBret Easton Ellis’ American Psycho was published 25 years ago, and the book’s publication process was fraught with scandal, the kind of…Feb 9, 2016Feb 9, 2016
Peter KayRock Star CEO or Disco CEOThe internet is awash with executive coaches, writers of long thinkpieces about leadership and various other scoundrels. Since I’ve started…Feb 1, 2016Feb 1, 2016
Peter KayWhat Roasting Coffee Beans At Home Taught Me About LeadershipNothing really but it’s a lot of fun, brews a superior cup and is cheaper than buying roasted beans. Sadly my neighbors thought I was…Jan 25, 2016Jan 25, 2016
Peter KayNcvrs in Publishers WeeklyPretty exciting to get written up in PW — the entire article “What Does 2016 Hold for Digital Publishing?” is paywalled, but here are the…Jan 11, 2016Jan 11, 2016
Peter KayIf you’re thinking about launching a startup in 2016Follow your passion. Or not.Dec 31, 2015Dec 31, 2015