Archive for May, 2009

Future Summit 09: Positive, Constructive

Blog on May 18th, 2009 No Comments

I’ve been fortunate enough to be invited to attend Future Summit in Melbourne over the next two days. It’s exciting, imposing and slightly intimidating, and I’m proud to be a part of it. Future Summit is associated with the Davos World Economic Forum, granting significant weight to it’s purpose. From it’s website, it sets out [...]

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The danger of “free” in irrational economics

Blog on May 11th, 2009 No Comments

In “Premiree- More Premium, Less Free” Mick wrote that many startups hit trouble by aiming to deliver a free product and delivering something in which the value matches the price. But why do so many startups choose free as a price? What happens in a competitive market if you choose not to price your product [...]

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Developing and launching products at Product Talk 2

Blog on May 7th, 2009 No Comments

I’ve been a web product manager for what is beginning to feel like a long time, perhaps somewhere in that history there are some helpful experiences I can share with other product managers. Product management consultancy Brainmates was kind enough to invite me over to lead their second “Product Talks” event next week. Product Talks [...]

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Our Man in Europe: Amir Suissa Joins Us

Blog on May 3rd, 2009 No Comments

We’ve been working a lot in Europe for the past year and the time has come for us to pitch a tent on the ground. I am really pleased to announce that Amir Suissa has joined our team and will operate a Pollenizer HQ out of Zurich, Switzerland. Like all Pollenizer people, he is kind [...]

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