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While for some people, running a startup means working towards funding, for most it’s about making ends meet. That’s why I was surprised by the quote from Outfit7 chief officer Andrej Nabergoj:

“We get a round of funding every month,”

I think it’s fantastic that a tech startup is making its way in the world with this attitude. If I could manage the same realistic attitude in my startup the long term sustainability would be greatly improved.

Full VentureBeat post.

Because what is Color really about? When I installed it on my Desire Z, noone else was using it, and I while I could grasp what it could do, it wouldn’t work. Because I knew no one who used it. I quickly removed it again and I can’t say I’ve missed it. What do I miss? Instagram for Android! It’s supposed to arrive any time soon, but I’m still waiting (for the past few months). I’m not the only one that’s confused by color; shows from a recent post on VentureBeat:

Many people who tried Color ended up confused about what it was supposed to do. Nguyen’s note tried to sort that out. Color is “an open social network for your iPhone and Android.” Got it? No? The website offers a bit more detail: “Simultaneously use multiple iPhones and Androids to capture photos, videos, and conversations into a group album. There’s no attaching, uploading, or friending to do.” Glad we cleared that up.

Read the Venturebeat article here or visit the Color website

Turns out that it’s easier to get up in the morning, when you’re an entrepreneur.

Turns out it’s just as hard to get a substantial amount of work done.

The tension between the two is, in my opinion, the most important part of being an entrepreneur. While you know exactly what it is  you’re working for, it’s still quite difficult to keep a clear set of goals in mind and work towards them. No answers here, but I’ll try and get some more thoughts down about this subject in the weeks to come!

There are hundreds of paths up the mountain,
all leading in the same direction,
so it doesn’t matter which path you take.
The only one wasting time is the one
who runs around and around the mountain,
telling everyone that his or her path is wrong.

Inspirational Hindu teaching

Dear readers, the end of the year is here, and I look back on a pretty big personal year, a lot of things changed. One of the major changes was my start at Kroese brands & behaviour at the start of November. After working at ‘t Blauwe Theehuis for the bigger part of the year, untill September, I finally switched to something more related to my personal interests! I had a killer goodbye party and joined the new company! All is going well and I am satisfied with the challenges that present themselves.

I wrote my first article about Gamification and my boss published it at Molblog.nl where it gathered 15k view in about 2 weeks, a great success for me!

Looking toward 2011 I set myself the following challenges:

• Register/Acquire at least 3 additional brandable domains
• Write at least 4 articles that are marketing/gaming/communication related and publish them to an audience of at least 10k readers
• Get my contract renewed
• Go snowboarding both at the start and at the end of the year
• Finish our house (furniture and equipment)
• Write at least 125 posts for this blog
• Earn more than I spend

And there are probably some more challenges that I am forgetting right now, but these are the basics! You guys got any challenges?

Nothing more to say, have a great celebration tonight/tomorrow and enjoy life in 2011!

When you were growing up?

This question was raised after reading Jezebel’s article on the demographic of 14-17 year old girls and their (mis-)use of Facebook. While the statistics are interesting, I found the connection with the NY Times article one of the best observations. It point out the threat of Facebook keeping someone from transforming into something new for the next phase of their life, by having all the close friends from one life-era close-by.

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