The Filter Bubble

Cameron Herold: Let's raise kids to be entrepreneurs

What really motivates us

This lively RSA Animate, adapted from Dan Pink's talk at the RSA, illustrates the hidden truths behind what really motivates us at home and in the workplace.

... 10 Questions to Ask Before You Join a Startup

[ By Guy Kawasaki - Alltop.com ]

1. How much money do you have in the bank?
2. What is your net outflow per month?
3. What is the post-money valuation of your last round?
4. What can you do that your competitors cannot?
5. What can your competitors do that you cannot?
6. Who are your investors?
7. Who is on your board of directors?
8. Has anyone in the engineering team actually shipped a product?
9. Assume that you have $0 for marketing, how would you market the product?
10. What keeps you awake at night?

For answers read this article ...

Avner Ronen of Boxee on unpacking the way we consume TV

In this interview, Avner discusses the future of TV, the importance of interface design to building a successful product and why Sacha Baron Cohen might be a likely candidate to transform the media’s approach to online.

... startup is like a rock and roll band ...

Surfing and reading today about Startups I have found very good comment, I've liked very much and offer to yours attention:

Choosing the people on your core founding team (first four or so) is an important factor in success. They need to be smart, energetic and committed. It helps if they can fill multiple roles at the same time (sell, write software, deliver services and invoice).

I like to say that a startup is like a rock and roll band. You can fail if you don't have the talent, don't produce the right product, egos get out of control or people lose direction.

Get the right people with the right attitude, and you'll have a much better shot.

More, here in excellent post 10 Things Most MBA Schools Won’t Teach You About Startups by onstartups.com

Today is my birthday

I have grown up…
:-)

Still enjoying my spring holiday till 18/04/2009.
Just a couple interesting talks I like to share with you:

By David Pogue:




and Brody Kenrick:



No comments, just see and enjoy - the sky is the limit ...
Have a great holidays!

Working with Israelis - pros & cons

Funny article found by my “radar” - does generalize on Israelis…
Working with Israelis

The first step in working with Israelis is understanding what motivates them.
The biggest influence on the shaping the Israeli way-of -thought is the Israeli army.
Everyone in Israel joins the army at the age of 18 and leaves the army 3 years later (2 years for women).
This experience shapes the future employee work ethic and attitudes.
When employees in the UK office are given a task - it's a task.
In Israel - it's a mission. Every task is taken with the utmost seriousness. It must get done! Life or Death! Attack!!
Employees in the Israeli office will not go home until the task is done.

The truth about Israelis is that they are not too different from any other nations. There are so many types of them – hard workers and some lazy ones, creative and ungifted, tall and short, fat and thin…
We are all different…

Happy new year!

I wishg your happy New Year, peace, blue sky, happiness and success!

Staying relevant in tumultuous times

The Israel Association of Electronics and Information Industries (IAEI) has published a survey detailing the extent of the projected layoffs in the high-tech sector, as pessimism grows about the state of the economy in general and the high-tech sector in particular. The figures reveal that Israel's high-tech industry is on the verge of an acute crisis that could see the loss of 35,000 jobs.

by globes.co.il

Prediction - is not gratifying labour. There are about 2,000 High-tech engineers and IT professionals already lost they job places here in Israel, and more will in near half-year period. (Amdocs, Comverse, Cisco, ...)

Google declares about 10,000 layoffs worldwide, - how big % of them in Israel – we will find out soon … Same dismal mood hover in SAP Israel… (based on my friend expression, - he work there about 3 years and realize that in these days things are going to change).

So, how to stay relevant on current job place or while new job hunting? Absolutely clear – to be pulled out from avalanche of appeals and CV’s HR head hunters has already these days, most important is to have some “distinctive feature”.

Many words are stated and articles are written about how important not only to have profiles in LinkedIn, Facebook, Twitter and etc …, but be an active user on daily basis.

Huge amount information is over on mentioned “social media channels”, and to success to cutch needed job it is very critical to be in first 10 applicants.


But most important thing – START YOUR OWN BLOG !!! Once again – there are a lot of articles available about WHY TO BLOG, but I like to recommend this one - “Save Your Career, Start a Blog” By Joseph Jaffe.

“So, if I may, a suggestion that may not help you keep the job you have, but may help you get the next job-and help you keep it. The advice? Start a blog. Start it now. I'll give you 10 reasons why…”

Summarizing in short, BLOGging:
- self education
- always tuned/updated
- evolution/keeps smart
- in sight progressive community
- indirect self promotion
- ...

(You are more than welcome to enlarge this list)

Some useful tips by ERIC TURKEWITZ