Shared Learnings
Sometimes faith is the worst thing you can have
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 consumers...
read morePhil speaking at ad:tech tomorrow on data portability: usage & strategies
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 Portability:...
read moreWe need CEOs, CTOs and Engineers
We are constantly on the look out for great people to join our team and right now we have some immediate needs described below. Let us know if you are interested or forward this post to your network. India We are looking for engineers to join our team in Trivandrum,...
read moreThe World is Flat
Thomas Friedman said 'The World is Flat'. It certainly is for Pollenizer. Here's my 'office' on Sunday. We were meeting with Mixin in the Swiss Alps. Mixin is a Swiss company we recently invested in and to augment their team with the Pollenizer squad. Mixin will help...
read moreLooking for Pollenizer Web & Startup Builders?
We love our name, but know that sometimes people miss spell it, so here are some of the other options in hope that Google and other search engines catch them; Pollinizer or www.pollinizer.com Polleniser or www.polleniser.com Polenizer or www.pollenizer.com Polliniser...
read moreDoing Viral Promotions: A Case Study
Today we launched a 'viral' campaign with the Photo Art crew and I have some observations from the lab. I've been working with Photo Art Gallery for about 9 months in total, and four months full-on. I'm hoping to write up a bigger case study, but here is a brief one...
read morePremiree – More Premium, Less Free
Startups often head towards mediocrity, low growth and less success because they set out to build a free product and the value matches the price. I'm proposing we reverse the way we look at the 'freemium' model and by doing so, build better businesses. (by Material...
read moreWebscene in Wellington
After just one day in Wellington for the Webstock 09 event I've got some insights into why the web scene is more vibrant than anything in Australia, including Sydney. Though there are definitely still mysteries. Ze Frank at Webstock 09 from Kiwi on Flickr. With...
read moreLessons from Kazaa: a retro talk
At the end of 2008, I attended an inspiring mini-conference in Palo Alto for CTOs to explore big ideas. At last I have time to blog it. The conference was hosted by MIH SWAT - a division of Naspers with the mission to connect the technology strategies of the web...
read moreVisual communication in agile projects
Earlier today, I received this picture (click on the thumbnail since it's quite large and needs to be seen in its full splendor) from Xavier, a friend that's a practicing Agile Coach and PM in Belgium. Xavier has just started a fantastic blog on visual management for...
read moreSmall miracles: sometimes the little things can be very big
Sometimes in the startup phase of a business, you'll wrestle with the big issues for months at a time until you think you've nailed them. You feel like you've finally solved one of the great problems of our time. You get the big issues implemented in your front-end,...
read moreNew Website, Co-Working Delay and Growth Town
Hey everyone, a bit of news. Firstly, welcome to our new website. Hope you like it. Please give us the same brutal, 'be focused' feedback that we give you. Secondly, some bad news on the Co-Working space. We've been pushing very, very hard to get in there but a number...
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