The difference between perseverance and stubbornness
One day I found myself at an event organized by the founder of a company I had some shares in. He was all excited and had invited a few dozen people to do the first test of his technology on an...
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Are you busy?
When I was a kid my father had a friend who didn’t have a job, a wife, kids or a hobby. He just stayed at home and listened to the radio and read his newspapers. He was odd, maybe even crazy, but he...
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The advantages of being rich and owning a Maserati
Once upon a time I met a marketing manager at a reasonably large company. He was very successful at his job and was known as the guy who ‘got things done’ within the company. Intrigued I asked what...
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Assumption is the mother of all… problems
You know the saying ‘Assumption is the mother of all fuck ups’? It’s a very negative way of looking at things of course, but I also want to show you the positive side and present it as a way to see...
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Yes, I’ll buy ANYTHING that Apple sells
A few days ago I had dinner with some people, and of course we discussed the Apple Watch. Some people were skeptical and took the position that it wouldn’t be of much value, and challenged me to...
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Tim Cook must be so frustrated right now…
Despite all the supposed shortcomings of the Apple Watch, one thing becomes crystal clear when you use one for a few days; it is going to sell like crazy. Not just well, but insanely well. So far,...
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If you think the Apple Watch is unintuitive you should watch this iPhone...
My Apple Watch arrived three weeks ago and I still struggle with it sometimes. I’ll try to access the ‘glances’ from within an app (not possible), try a Force Touch ‘deep press’ only to be met with a...
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Comparing Google to Apple is harder than you think
Excellent observation by Neil Cybart on the difference between Google and Apple, taken from his daily newsletter ‘Above Avalon‘: I get nervous when people directly compare the two and simply conclude...
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The cost of discontinuity
When you want to print a photo book you need a book printer. If you only need to do this once you could just use the cheapest printer you can find. If you’re a graphic designer who specializes in...
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A look forward: New Year’s resolutions from The Next Web
As we welcome another year in tech, with each one seeming to whizz past with ever-increasing speed, TNW challenged are co-founders and each department to share what they learned this past year, their...
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“A shot of whiskey,” according to Boris
This week I saw an awful video of a young politician just starting out who had a blackout the moment he needed to present his new political party. It’s both hilarious and painful to watch. It’s in...
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I met will.i.am in a New York bathroom
A couple of years ago I attended a conference in New York organized around Twitter. There were popular Twitter users and app developers and around 300 attendees. I wasn’t a speaker at the event, but I...
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Why I drive slowly
I’m a very cautious driver. It sometimes annoys my passengers as I’ll generally drive slower than other cars on the road. I have a good reason to do that though. Many years ago I drove a car headfirst...
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Repeat, repeat, repeat, repeat, repeat
In most meetings, I try to listen more than I talk, but when I talk I probably use more words than necessary. In retrospect, I very often wish I could reconsider what I wanted to say and reword how I...
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My love-hate relationship with technology
I totally love my Sonos system — and hate it too. I’m happy when it works, but I’m so disappointed when it doesn’t. And it doesn’t work a lot. Music pauses. A Sonos player will randomly stop, disappear...
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Burn your boat
There are roughly three types of innovation: Opportunity-based innovation Threat-based innovation Appearance-based innovation The first type is the most positive and has the most potential for success....
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Read this if you’ve got ‘nothing to hide’
Boris is the wise ol’ CEO of TNW who writes a weekly column on everything about being an entrepreneur — from managing stress to embracing awkwardness. You can also get his musings straight to your...
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Why aren’t tablets our daily work machines?
Boris is the wise ol’ CEO of TNW who writes a weekly column on everything about being an entrepreneur — from managing stress to embracing awkwardness. You can also get his musings straight to your...
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The cost of discontinuity
When you want to print a photo book you need a book printer. If you only need to do this once you could just use the cheapest printer you can find. If you’re a graphic designer who specializes in...
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A look forward: New Year’s resolutions from The Next Web
As we welcome another year in tech, with each one seeming to whizz past with ever-increasing speed, TNW challenged are co-founders and each department to share what they learned this past year, their...
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