Monthly Archives: May 2010

Return on involvement tip 1: Stories you don’t normally tell

For a while now I have been recording return on involvement tips and putting them out on the facebook page for my book “return on involvement – how to use the social web to create business unusual”. I’ve recorded around … Continue reading

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Is your business model broken ?

I see a lot of really cool stuff these days.  I see a lot of companies struggling to survive and I see people who are working so hard to change the world but only have around 50 hours a week … Continue reading

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New brilliant things found at the #ton40 conference

I have two very dear friends of mine that lives in Enschede in the Netherlands – Ton Zylstra and Elmine Wijnia. People who has supported my work and ideas for years on end – and people whom I look to … Continue reading

Passion lucrating on the long tail

These days I think the internet is a true wonderland – more than it has been before. As well as we see former geeky communities has gone more mainstream, we are seeing so many people actually starting to make it … Continue reading

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What you’re selling isn’t necessarily what people are buying

Sometimes sales processes mystify me – it’s something I have looked upon for the last couple of months and it’s something that intrigues me. One of the conclusions I have reached for myself in this process, is that sometimes what … Continue reading

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Praise of creative motherhood on mothers day

This year, I can’t be with my own mother on mothers day – But I can be with my wonderful daughter that has praised her love for me all day. Mothers day is yet-another-one-of-my-favorite days – Im all about celebrations … Continue reading

Coworkingboat Pan shareholder interview #2

Today I am not going to go easy on work and simply relax and do fun stuff together with my daughter. Though I have some Coworkingboat Pan shareholder interviews that is waiting to happen. the Chief web Hackery gets cozy … Continue reading

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What’s so special about women in tech ?

I read this blogpost about women in tech on Techcrunch Europe yesterday. Basically Eileen Burbidge argues that the whole “should we or shouldn’t we focus on women in tech problem” is a supply side issue, and I tend to agree. … Continue reading

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The ever changing browsing habits in the shopping world

For a long while, I haven’t been able to relate to shoppingmalls and racks upon racks of clothes. I don’t have that browsing mentality. Maybe it’s because that most stores don’t carry that many things I like, or maybe the … Continue reading

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creativity in a people-driven economy

Creativity  is one of the things that I keep on repeating in my talks on business and how to grasp being a company in something that looks more and more like a people-driven economy. I personally think It’s  dead-exciting but … Continue reading