It started with a friend’s interesting project. https://gotelonica.wordpress.com sets forth to draw comparisons between two European cities. “Everyday stories, vivid images, mutual interests and hopeful efforts”… will have to be good enough though because finding decent comparative data is pretty complicated! If you search the internet for “city comparison” or anything like that, you are most… Continue reading Data comparisons show just how far ahead the U.S. is in tech
Category: Business
Tech beyond the law; virtual reality TV for Banana republics
It is funny to watch regulators try to catch up with Facebook and Google. These days it is about how they filter news results. Which sort of shows how little anyone understands the tech involved. Of course Facebook and Google’s algorithms are biased! By definition any system which regulates a flow cannot be objective and… Continue reading Tech beyond the law; virtual reality TV for Banana republics
From brain to IPO. Map out your communications
Let’s take a typical day of little Miss X, CEO of an exciting new startup. Little Miss X wakes up from a nightmare. She jots down what she remembers of it in a diary next to her bed to take to her shrink. This is information just for the two of them. Clear cut case. … Continue reading From brain to IPO. Map out your communications
FBI vs Apple = 6-1
If there was someone on the planet that didn’t know that the usual way FBI and Apple solve these things is in secret, we all know it now. Both parties involved admitted that usually when the FBI wants the contents of a phone, Apple has always played along and told nobody about it. We all… Continue reading FBI vs Apple = 6-1
Google is evil. But not like you imagine it is.
“Ah, yes, you’re the guy that has a thing against Google.” It wasn’t the best of introductions but I knew what he was on about. I do have “a thing” with Google. I am jealous as hell! Because a select few people in Google are literally the closest a homo sapiens has ever come to… Continue reading Google is evil. But not like you imagine it is.
What your girlfriend can teach you about online communication
“Chat? That is for my teenage daughter!” Yeah, right. Only while you are busy pretending to be serious, she and her entire generation are learning communication skills you need to work on. Some best practices to think about: It is easier! From a scientific point of view it is well established that we use much… Continue reading What your girlfriend can teach you about online communication
The Asian Toad and Google research for business
My friend James is probably the smartest person I know. Whether he is teaching himself music in order to do the soundtrack to an amazing documentary of his, building innovative mammal free zones in New Zealand, riding a motorbike or in Madagascar fighting the Asian toad. The what? When a modern human comes across something… Continue reading The Asian Toad and Google research for business
What the Oscars and your business can learn from the NBA
Yannis Antetokounpbo is not your average Greek. Born in a poor neighborhood of Athens. Nigerian parents. 2.11m tall and with amazing physique, he is a wonder to watch whether it is in the Greek all star game, Team Africa or the NBA. A young man with a great smile he can get Nigerians, Greek and people… Continue reading What the Oscars and your business can learn from the NBA
Trump is right about something! Made in USA counts for a lot
You probably rushed to dismiss it. After all, in this globalized world it seems counterintuitive that Apple should produce iPhones entirely in the US. Some would say impossible. And it is Donald Trump saying it, the man is ridiculous almost 24/7. Now think about it again. Cost? Yeah, sure it would be more expensive to produce… Continue reading Trump is right about something! Made in USA counts for a lot
Greek retail woes part 2 – chains and balls
Let’s say you want to plan an in store activity for a tech product. “We have thirty stores all over Greece!” beams the person you are talking with. Here are a few questions to ask before setting out your promotional strategy. What is the percentage of traffic of your top 2 stores relative to the… Continue reading Greek retail woes part 2 – chains and balls