News without Editors
I am happy to pay for news. I am not happy to pay for a newspaper. Why won’t anybody take my money? Some good articles on the future of selling access to news have got me thinking. What is the future...
View ArticleHitCompanies
The blogging abstinence is over. After having focussed for the last few months on launching the first web app of my company aiHit, I am now able to focus on some blogging again. Some background aiHit,...
View ArticleHow to write a good newsletter – Part 1
Why are there so many poor newsletters? The other day, I had a look at how many of the newsletters that I receive I actually like. I grouped them into three groups: a) the ones that I really like – 23%...
View ArticleHow to write a newsletter – Part 2
In my last post, I started a short series about how to write a good newsletter. This first post concentrated on newsletters that offer discounts and are most appropriate for companies which run an...
View ArticleAbout Start-up Passion
TechCrunch Europe had an interesting article by an anonymous VC the other day. The essence was: “I am in London-based startups’ offices all the time and I am gobsmacked when they are nearly empty by...
View ArticleFirst Impressions Count
What do you think? Which phone is cooler? Nice to see that even Google has a lot to learn!
View ArticleWhen Facebook accelerated Twitter stopped growing
Some blogs are asking, why Twitter doesn’t grow anymore. Look at this chart: In March 2009, Facebook changed their layout to mimic that of Twitter. Their growth accelerated markedly at that point....
View ArticleIt’s the conversation
Last weekend, I spent some time with my wife Iris, discussing the right Facebook strategy for her program Apps for Good that teaches young people how to create apps that change their lives. Iris wanted...
View Article2010 in review
The stats helper monkeys at WordPress.com mulled over how this blog did in 2010, and here’s a high level summary of its overall blog health: The Blog-Health-o-Meter™ reads Fresher than ever. Crunchy...
View ArticleFast 50 – A better methodology
The Fast 50 competition run by Deloitte is a great idea. You basically figure out who the 50 fastest growing technology companies in the UK are and you honor them for their achievements. However, the...
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