September 2010
4 posts
“Our primary identity has become that of being consumers – not mothers, teachers,...”
– Is Consumerism Killing Our Creativity? :: Articles :: The 99 Percent
“All the religions have been teaching that life should have a purpose. They are...”
– Osho
August 2010
10 posts
“A CEO does only three things. Sets the overall vision and strategy of the...”
– A VC: What A CEO Does
“I used to honestly think that “I can’t help it if I die any...”
– Satoshi Kon’s last words A letter from a dying man.
WatchDharmesh Shah at BoS 2009 Very good presentation. I like the Customer Happiness Index. It’s something we should work on at uberVU as well.
WatchThe Importance of Unbelief | Stephen Fry | Big Think
“Rather than challenge the archaic, sexist, homophobic teachings that originated...”
– Christianity Americana: It’s The Sex Stupid
“There was 5 exabytes of information created between the dawn of civilization...”
– Google CEO Schmidt: “People Aren’t Ready for the Technology Revolution”
“If you’re young and angling for greatness, I think you’re better off aiming for...”
– from Rethinking “F@#$ You Money” – Tony Wright dot com
July 2010
4 posts
WatchPaul Graham’s Checklist, Would You Make The Cut? [Video]
“… of course no computer could understand anything real — or even...”
– Can computers think (a paper from 1982)
Ubervu - The Social Media Google Analytics and...
funkidesign:
Customers and fans talk about your company everywhere on the social web. The uberVU dashboard helps you be where they are so you can listen, meet and connect with them. Blogs, Twitter, social news sites, even Facebook public pages - they’re all here, in one place, ready to help you connect with your new customers.
[SOURCE: UBERVU]
What does it mean to be spiritual?
Some time ago I posted a question on my Facebook wall:
“do you consider yourself a spiritual person? and if so …. what do you think makes someone spiritual?”
It’s a question that stayed with me since my girlfriend asked my this question. I answered affirmatively as I do consider a spiritual person. The next day however I noticed I didn’t have a clear understanding...
June 2010
9 posts
WatchWorld Builder (by BranitVFX)
This award winning short was created by filmmaker Bruce Branit, widely known as the co-creator of ‘405’. World Builder was shot in a single day followed by about 2 years of post production.
Watchhiten:
Building Social Games - Design Patterns & Actionable Metrics
“If you reach 1 percent and keep doubling your growth every year, you’ll hit 100...”
– Ray Kurzweil
“Despite several millennia of such warnings there is still an overwhelming social...”
– The Difference: Living Well vs. Doing Well
“Silicon Valley is a State of Mind, Not Necessarily a Real Place”
– Is Silicon Valley Dead? — Dave Troy: Fueled By Randomness
May 2010
2 posts
Open is for loosers
Notice how is always the people loosing the battle who play the open card? I care about being better …. not open.
April 2010
11 posts
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“Cory Doctorow gets more email than you and me combined: When you go on vacation,...”
– Seth’s Blog: 8 things I wish everyone knew about email
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“Experience is simply the name we give our mistakes.”
– Oscar Wilde
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The death of niche social networks
2 months ago I was invited to watch a demo of Cisco’s EOS platform, a software that enables a media company to easily deploy social networks around their media properties (books, movies or artists). All these uniquely looking social networks being connected by a single EOS sign-on.
At that time I had serious questions about Cisco’s reasons to build such a simplistic software (a glorified CMS)....
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Woodstock for Entrepreneurs →
Me and some of my fellow European entrepreneurs watched it live until late into the night. Amazing event!
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Lean startup lessons from Hiten Shah →
Great interview with Hiten Shah about lean startup and customer development methodology. Must watch!