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Blog Archive / April 2009

"lifestyle business bullshit"

Check out a blog entry that "nails it":

http://www.37signals.com/svn/posts/1686-the-lifestyle-business-bullshit

David talks about how there's a nonlinear connection between how much work you put in and what the rewards are. Word.

This all links to what I have been preaching for a while;

Defining problems is way more valuable than solving them.

The one who defines...

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Having a chat in a seminar event by Deasign, and talking to VCs

First I have to be a bit apologetic about blogging too much about my own speaking gigs and such shameless self-promotion. Writing something with more substance has had to take a back seat in the busy dealings of the startup world. However that might change quite soon as...

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Check out Bobba

The Sulake Corporation just opened www.bobba.com a new virtual world.

Arcticstartup has a post on it already (naturally):

http://www.arcticstartup.com/2009/04/07/sulake-opens-mobile-virtual-worl...

Sulake has said already back in 2006 that they will do some mobile products, as this old article from Gigaom states:

http://gigaom.com/2006/07/11/habbo-hotel-mobile/

It also states that "Sulake is planning an IPO at the end of...

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Having a chat at the Bolder Academy event on Wed 8.4.

I'm having a chat (as a member of 2-person panel) in Bolder Academy event, on wednesday 8th of April. This is the 4th and final of a series of events organized by the Aalto innovation university and www.bolder.fi

The venue is the same space where I have spent hours...

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