March 2012
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February 2012
1 post
January 2012
2 posts
We are hiring!
Open position: Video Production Manager for EpicTV
EpicTV is a new Video-On-Demand service focusing on adventure sports and lifestyle. The service will launch this spring and we are now looking for a skillful production manager to work on our video podcasts from our studio in Chamonix.
Video podcasts will be recorded at our studio in Chamonix and distributed online on a daily basis.
The job is...
August 2011
3 posts
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The Fisherman and the Executive
An American businessman was visiting a small coastal Panamanian village when a small boat with just one fisherman docked. Inside the boat were several large yellow fin tuna.
The American complimented the fisherman on the quality of his fish and asked how long it took to catch them. The fisherman replied, “only a little while.” The American then asked why he didn’t stay out longer and catch more...
betashop: The CEO of a startup must be the primary... →
betashop:
One of my more controversial viewpoints is that the CEO of a startup must be the primary product manager.
My extreme position on this is that I am personally responsible for every last pixel that makes it onto the screen. There is no better use of my time than to ensure the user experience maps…
June 2011
3 posts
How does Groupon work? Is the business model... →
Don Dodge does a good job on explaining Groupon in one short article. Bottom line is that businesses should consider 75% discount (that they have to give) as customer acquisition cost that is worth it, if users come back for more.
May 2011
1 post
WatchJunnu’s BMX grinds - Tampere, May 2011
April 2011
8 posts
How to Create Lovable Mobile Apps →
A new report from Forrester Research details the best practices for designing mobile applications. “If you think mobile user experience design is about choosing the best development tools and designing for a smaller screen size, guess again,”
Awesome marketing guide - week 1 - ready, set, go! →
HTML5 makes me excited... →
Once HTML5 really arrives, in a year or two, many startups will save sooooo much money when they don’t have to develop apps to all platforms. I am sold.
January 2011
6 posts
December 2010
6 posts
I’m at Idealab
“Working 9 to 5 ”
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November 2010
1 post
Insanely cool project where funding is... →
Watch case that turns iPod Nano into cool looking and well functioning watch. In a order to get these made, design team turns to us (the consumers) for pre payments. Result: Over $200K so far. Amazing!
October 2010
2 posts
September 2010
6 posts
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Apple's Ping won't Kill It before they have...
Lets face it: About $1 per song is too expensive and in-fact paying per song is a model that won’t work for social network about music - Ping.
Reason: So much of music listening via “social networks” is discovering what your friends listening and taking their recommendations. Generally, I don’t want to pay a buck to hear those songs, but I am happy to do it for $10 monthly...
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Aim Low - Less is More
I been aiming too high with my blogging and result has been non-consistant blogging. Now new goal is to aim low, make it so simple and easy that I should not have any excuses for not to blog.
Also, as less is more, I will only blog when I cannot fit what I have to say into tweet….lets see how well that goes.
December 2009
3 posts
Running at the Rose Bowl →
I love running around the Rose Bowl.
First post - lets see if Tumblr worth $15M
This is like a mix between a blog and a Twitter. Cool.
I always sign-up to new services just to find out what they are about and to get some new ideas for my own work.
Right away I like this interface, now the crucial point is, how my message will be broadcasted…lets see.