Challenge the status quo

What is the one thing driving startup opportunity in the post-pandemic era? The willingness of everybody to challenge the status quo and be open to new ideas, new ways of doing things and - with that - new products and services from new and inspiring companies with strong value propositions. Now, what is the status… Continue reading Challenge the status quo

The 3 problems with ‘purpose’

There are three problems with purpose. The first problem is that a lot of companies really don't have a big interesting purpose aside from making a profit no matter how hard they might go looking for it (which is absolutely fine in itself). You can put a lot of standard webshops into this bucket. None… Continue reading The 3 problems with ‘purpose’

Theory vs reality

Theory is NOT always reality. Case in point: A politician might think that incentivizing public employees through rating and a cash bonus is a great idea and will lead to better outcomes for all; not least those who are at the receiving end of the service and says thanks by providing a top rating. But… Continue reading Theory vs reality

Standards and solutions

It is great that a group of the worlds biggest players within the IoT-space have come together to form Project Connected Home over IP; an initiative to develop more common standards for IoT-devices large and small. So far one of the big issues with regards to IoT has been a lack of standards. Lots ot… Continue reading Standards and solutions