by Phil Morle | May 7, 2009 | Startup Science
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...
by Phil Morle | May 3, 2009 | Pollenizer News
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...
by Phil Morle | Apr 28, 2009 | Startup Science
Over the weekend, we released Posse. Here’s some coverage in the Australian newspaper. The idea came to Posse CEO, Rebekah Campbell, when she was struggling to sell Evermore tickets in Perth. Recruiting the fans to work for the band quickly fixed that problem...
by Phil Morle | Apr 24, 2009 | Startup Science
I wormed my way into Google AdSense Partner Day in Sydney today and got to sit in on a great session about Google Analytics. Having such an amazing tool at the disposal of (what should be) every single website regardless of size is a game changer. Yes, too much data...
by Phil Morle | Apr 3, 2009 | Startup Science
Having a strong market based business is great. You are a power-broker and can often profit from both sides. But how do you get over the chicken and egg problem? Market based businesses are when you need to bring together two different parties to perform a...
by Phil Morle | Mar 26, 2009 | Startup Science
A friend and ex-colleague has just started in a new role building a team to run social media for the Obama administration. One of their most interesting initiatives is to ask the community to contribute questions to an online town hall in the US tomorrow. So far,...
by Phil Morle | Mar 24, 2009 | Startup Science
Is today the last day of our web business? Should we pack up our stuff and do something new? Has this idea failed? Will it ever gain momentum? Image thanks to Zoomar Have a meeting once per quarter and put this proposition to the team. It’s not about being...
by Phil Morle | Mar 23, 2009 | Pollenizer News
I’ve been involved with the idea of ‘data portability’ for a while now. Data Portability is the principle that data on the web should be easy to securely move around by those that have the rights to do so. At Ad:tech09 in Sydney I participated in a...
by Phil Morle | Mar 23, 2009 | Startup Science
Don’t be tempted by the 98 octane hi-revving twin-supercharged speedster; sometimes it’s a simple, reliable, well-understood and easy-to-repair diesel you need. One of my favourite episodes from Top Gear is the “Big Trip To Africa”. Jeremy Clarkson and his...
by Phil Morle | Mar 21, 2009 | Startup Science
Pollenizer’s focus is on building web businesses, you can see that through the focus of our site, our blog posts and our experiences. However, something you might not know, is that many of us are also quite interested in the impact that technology has on civil...
by Phil Morle | Mar 17, 2009 | Startup Science
You remember the future we were promised, right? It had flying cars, robotic housemaids, one-piece shiny suits and meals in convenient pill form. We don’t live in that future because the people planning utopia fell in love with their own beliefs about what...
by Phil Morle | Mar 9, 2009 | Pollenizer News
I am speaking at ad:tech in Sydney tomorrow. The session I’m talking on is “Data Portability: Usage & Strategies”, on 10 March at 2.20pm. If you want to come along, let me know because I can get you 20% off. Here’s some detail on the session. Data...
