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What stops you from being an entrepreneur?
2008-09-15 12:20:00 It’s a simple question, but one, I’m sure, will solicit a plethora of answers. I previously asked what the ingredients to starting a company were, and I’m sure part of the answers are there, e.g.: I don’t have a good idea I don’t have the knowledge I don’t have the team I don’t have the money etc. On the other side, ... More About: Education , Friends , Project Management , Consulting , Entrepreneur
Testing out new themes
2008-09-15 09:57:00 Hello! We’re trying out a new theme here on Tech IT Easy right now, so sorry if things seem a bit ouf of place. More About: Testing , Themes
Luxurious software?
2008-09-10 03:18:00 I recently read a ‘filler’-article in Fortune Magazine, entitled “The luxury of choice.” It’s about how more and more products today are being customised for picky end-consumers. The way society is evolving, I think that such ‘pickiness’ is something that is more and more on the rise. I wonder if such a thing also applies ... More About: Software , Internet , Technology , Microsoft , Dell
Google Chromic
2008-09-08 09:33:00 Not as impressed as Vince with the new browser. Buggy (error at startup time after migrating the favorites) unable to access gmail, suspicious googleUpdate.exe process still active after I’ve closed the app etc … However, the comic is quite a fascinating experience. Documenting software to transmit knowledge has always been something I’ve loved to do. The reason ... More About: Google , Internet , Business strategy
TechItEasy Digest : Innovation
2008-09-03 13:46:00 The aim of this new serie is to propose quick (errrm…) and synthetic overview of a key concept of the IT industry, based on various media and quotes. Lately, I have spent some time googling around for some innovation inputs and it took me a while to gather all this material. So this comes as ... More About: Innovation , Digest
Google Chrome and when vertical integration rocks
2008-09-03 08:47:00 “Ouch, it hurts, it hurts!” ? “Oh yeah, that feels good, so good!” Guess which one is all other browsers moaning collectively (Microsoft & Firefox no. 1), and which one is the geeks? Let me start by saying that Google Chrome rocks! OK, it crashed about 2 mins after I started it, and I think ... More About: Software , Security , Economics , Internet
Social media is dead (not a post about social media)
2008-09-02 09:08:00 I’ve been posting way too much about (social) media on Tech IT Easy and I’m sick & tired of it? of both social media *and* writing about it. There’s nothing left to say; everything that has been done, has been done. There will be some “process innovation,” sure, the internet is famous for it. But ... More About: Software , Social , Economics , Globalization , Media
Biggest social-web problem: how to best congratulate someone
2008-09-01 10:24:00 So Fidji Simo and Remy Miralles just got married! You can all congratulate them both here. They announced it around 3-4 times this weekend, and I congratulated them three times on three separate platforms already! There is so much choice out there today, that I think content-creators (Fidji et al) and content-consumers (me et al) ... More About: Social , Entertainment , Friends , Problem , Social Web
Microsoft blocks ads. what?
2008-08-29 10:57:00 Hey there, planet mainstream here, are you in for some blockbuster scenarios? After 2 peaceful years of gardening new products and shopping (still checking if Yahoo comes in the right size) Microsoft has apparently decided to go extrovert and check out the competition. The new internet explorer, IE8, marketed as the ?discrete one? comes with ... More About: Software , Internet , Business strategy , Blocks
Reblog: great comments from ?Were my Sennheiser headphones ?made to break??
2008-08-28 10:43:00 Starting a new tradition here on Tech IT Easy and backdating a little. From now on, if someone smart wrote something useful and related, I’ll reblog it here. I think that comments are way undervalued still in today’s internet-society, and want to put YOU in the spotlight. “Were my Sennheiser headphones ?made to break??” got some ... More About: Break , Great , Comments , Headphones , Consumer Electronics
Refleditorial: Less questions, more answers, and reasons to (not) blog
2008-08-27 21:34:00 Refleditorial: a combination of reflection & editorial. It’s 20:47 over here, it’s been a long day, and I’m in an introspective mood. A few months ago, after I concluded my last blog and “renewed” my commitment to this one, it actually happened in parallel with the conclusion of another long-lasting activity: my thesis. Academic work is, ... More About: Google , Internet , Entertainment , Friends , Questions
Meet Friendbook, FaceFeed, or whatever? I can?t tell the difference anymore
2008-08-26 11:26:00 Just tried the Friend Feed beta, which was released to the public last night. It introduces some nice features, the main one being that you can now categorise your “friends” into lists. The thing is that the more both FriendFeed and Facebook evolve, the less I can tell them apart anymore. Some differences are the app-ecosystem ... More About: Internet , Entertainment , Friends , Meet
Riding the Hype Cycle: Behavioral Economics
2008-08-25 07:39:00 Behavioural Economics made the Gartner Emerging Technology Hype Cycle again this year. Unfortunately I don?t have access to that report, so I?ve really little clue about why a theory is on the same curve with wikis, SOA and other, well, technologies. So, my knowledge of the report is based on snippets I found by searching ... More About: Internet , Books , Finance , Consulting
Networking: Weak ties, strong ties, and their implications
2008-08-23 11:24:00 Just briefly? I did a practice defence for my thesis yesterday, was certainly interesting, and got to listen to a whole lot of other entrepreneurship-students (and potential entrepreneurs) on their own thesis-topics. Why I love universities is, of course, because of all the smart people I meet, but also because there usually isn’t a confidentiality ... More About: Networking , Strong , Implications
What are the ingredients to launching a company?
2008-06-07 12:47:00 Hello again. This here is a typical “fill in the blanks” write-up. I like thinking about starting companies, haven’t as yet engaged on starting one, though I feel relatively confident that I understand what it takes, but also that there are several ingredients that I still lack. Following is a diagram of all the components ... More About: Globalization , Internet , Technology , Finance , Architecture
Paul Graham - from social shyness to patronizing
2008-06-03 13:21:00 Hi ! it’s Cecil here. (A copy of this post is also available on heavy mental) I’ve been quite upset lately by a few essays from every blogger’s darling : Paul Graham . Don’t get me wrong, I don’t have any problem with Paul Graham writings about start-up (there or there or there) or Lisp : his ... More About: Social
Another look at Nintendo?s blue ocean strategy
2008-05-30 12:19:00 Nintendo released the new channel, Nintendo Channel, for Wii recently in Europe . It was released about a week after WiiWare, the channel that enables online shopping and downloading of games. WiiWare is interesting in the sense that we can easily expect some really amazing stuff coming out through that channel, while Nintendo Channel is something ... More About: Entertainment , Nintendo , Strategy , Blue
An IP risk-free summer and tips for safe-knitting
2008-05-29 03:12:00 Hello la’ys & gtnlmen, summer is here (!) and so are various risks associated with UV, swimming, pool-walking, heat, diet, etc. Did you ever think how knitting could be dangerous for you? Ok, it may be quite weird to consider knitting during summer, unless you are a doily enthusiast or just want to make a personal gift ... More About: Summer , Tips , Free , Risk , Knitting
I wish my elephant could paint
2008-05-25 13:55:00 Can you believe this? More About: Elephant , Paint
Book review : The One Minute Entrepreneur
2008-05-14 06:36:00 Ken Blanchard, the best-selling author of The One Minute Manager (13m copies sold), was the guest of the eBay Speakers Series last week, to present his new book, the One Minute Entrepreneur . I had such a great time listening to him that I read his book in an hour on the same day. Like most ... More About: Education , Books , Organization , Consulting
iPod Touch 16 = 4×4 Pros and Cons
2008-05-12 19:10:00 A week with an iPod Touch… time flies by! a few Pros & Cons so far: Pros 1) It’s nice, flat (8mm) and light (120g): no bulk here, it’s even more convenient than regular iPods. I haven’t had the chance to test its solidity, but I’m not going to do that voluntarily, even for the sake of ... More About: Software , Internet , Technology , Entertainment , Apple
Getting HP LaserJet to work with modern Macs (and PCs)
2008-05-07 13:09:00 This is once again a post “back to the community”. When I encountered this problem, I looked aroung the net and I found many discussion in different forums, but couldn’t find any solutions. This is how I got things working, your mileage may vary. I recently got a new computer, but I totally forgot that the ... More About: Google , Apple , Work , Consumer Electronics , Macs
Museums online: interview with Alain Romang
2008-05-05 03:36:00 Hi, Fidji here. In the context of my thesis on the democratization of art via the Internet, I had the chance to interview Alain Romang, in charge of the online communication of Les Abattoirs, a modern and contemporary art museum based in Toulouse (France), which has developed a real Internet strategy to reach a new ... More About: Europe , Education , Entertainment , Interview , Online
From medical to space-tech - How technology affects incubation-strategies
2008-04-24 08:42:00 It’s funny! Recently, 37signals’ David Heinemeier Hansson gave an interesting talk on finding a business-model for your start-up. He said something along the lines of “It’s no rocket-surgery!” Well, what I’m about to speak of is in fact rocket surgery. As some of you may know, I wrote a thesis a while back on ... More About: Technology , Medical , Space , Tech , Strategies
A lesson on Customer Service and Corporate Culture by Tony Hsieh, CEO of Za
2008-04-23 08:15:00 I just discovered the eBay Speaker Series with allows eBay employees to meet with experts and leaders of the industry. I checked that I am allowed to blog about all these great conferences and since the answer is yes, I am really glad to be able to share them with you. Today, this conference was ... More About: Economics , Culture , Amazon , Organization , Customer Service
An additional view to ?Copyright or the Right-to-eat?
2008-04-21 10:22:00 I was just commenting on Vince?s last article Copyright or the Right-to-Eat and realized that my comment was getting so long that I should better write an article on the subject. This actually funny because I was about to write a piece on exactly the same subject, and for most of it with the same ... More About: Economics , Internet , Technology , Entertainment , View
Copyright or the *Right to Eat*
2008-04-20 10:17:00 This morning, I read an interesting piece written by Steven Poole, and just had to comment on it. In it, he discusses his book, which he released for free (and DRM-free) around the net, and which has received ca. 30,000 downloads so far. But he also discusses the idea of artists, or creators in general, ... More About: Security , Economics , Internet , Education , Entertainment
Visual Thinking : a conference with Dan Roam
2008-04-17 08:48:00 Hello, Fidji here. I remember that, for one of my first articles on Tech It Easy, I spoke about it with Jeremy and he told me ?that?s interesting, but there is no way you are going to make your point if you don?t draw something to show it?. And I didn?t, because I couldn?t find ... More About: Education , Books , Microsoft , Consulting , Review
That hackint0sh-thing
2008-04-15 12:27:00 Many of you, I’m sure, are aware of the rise of the Hackint0sh?Mac OSX installed on other, more open, hardware. I think (I’m no historian), some attempts have been made before the Intel-move to do so, yet with moderate success, and I understand that the 90s saw a lot of clone-Macs, until Steve Jobs shut ... More About: Business strategy , Thing
Top-bloggers? competitive advantage
More articles from this author:2008-04-10 11:21:00 No, this is not a list of absolutes or criteria, which you must meet to be a top-blogger. I’m not arrogant enough for that. This is a set of qualities that I consider certain top-bloggers to possess, their competitive advantage if you will, which I define as: “a differentiated and hard-to-replicate ability that generates rewards above ... More About: Economics , Entertainment , Friends , Networks , Bloggers 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7 |
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