Archive for May, 2009

Future Summit 09: Positive, Constructive

Blog on May 18th, 2009 0 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 the [...]

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The danger of “free” in irrational economics

Blog on May 11th, 2009 0 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 0 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 is a [...]

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Our Man in Europe: Amir Suissa Joins Us

Blog on May 3rd, 2009 0 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 of [...]

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