Tag: entrepreneur

On being a father in the working world of the 21st century

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Boris Veldhuijzen van Zanten writes about being a father and an entrepreneur over on The Next Web. While I wouldn’t put myself in the ‘entrepreneur’ category, I am self-employed, work from home, and much of this rings true. I love my family and I love my work. There is no reason to be embarrassed and it is unnecessary to ask yourself which one you love more. You simply can’t compare those things. I do believe I am a better and more interesting father because I love what I do as an entrepreneur. I hope my children will have a better life

Akoha and Fighting For The Personal Touch Online

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Have we lost the Human factor online (and no I’m not talking about the Evil of the Daleks, but if anyone in Zimbabwe would care to look for the tapes…)? Two discrete data points today and an experience from my time in the US leads me to think that the next big change online could not be in how we relate to data, but how we relate to people. The first point, and one I can link to, is CC Chapman asking where all the personal blog posts have gone: I’ve had to change how I blog a little bit.

Don’t Make The Next Twitter, Make The First Wonderbra

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Digital Media Wire is carrying an interesting analysis on Twitter and what other entrepreneurs could learn from the micro-blogging service (and I’ll present this as a counterpoint to The Sunday Times). They’re all very good points, and a quick search for any ‘new web thing’ and ‘lessons from said web thing’ will bring up a lot of articles like this. What’s important is not just to take on these lessons, but take on these lessons, expand on them, and do something else. One of the rules of thumb I have when doing links to other news stories on All About