Year: 2016
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A Fool to Open Source
This week, while paying a visit to one of our Fortune 500 clients, they asked us why we open sourced our software. “Anyone could just copy your work” they said. “Aren’t you afraid that someone steals your business from you?” Wow. We hadn’t thought of that. We just figured we were following the Lean Startup…
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Retail is Ready
On August 30th, 2012, presenting to a packed room of mentors from the FounderFuel accelerator, we pronounced that our technology platform’s first focus would be on retail. The monochromatic slide above is how we broke the news. Were they convinced? Anything but. Retail isn’t ready, they said. Then, almost exactly a year later, Apple released…
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Thinking the Unthinkable, Connecting the Unconnectable
This past week, at Bluetooth World 2016, the Bluetooth SIG unveiled a new slogan: “unthinkably connected”. Core to the new branding is how everything, including life, is inherently connected. Watch the video and meet the new blue. We couldn’t help but notice, during the opening sequence, the striking resemblance to that of our 2013 Startup…
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The Pervasive Sharing Economy
When we talk about the sharing economy today, Uber and AirBnB are the inevitable go-to examples. Automobiles are underutilised resources. Connect drivers and passengers via their mobile devices to an online marketplace and utilisation, hence efficiency, soars! Unoccupied rooms and residences are underutilised resources. Add mobile connectivity and an online marketplace and the value of…
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