Startups Trade-offs Balance | Startup BarCamp Sydney
Kate Carruthers In late November I spoke at Startup BarCamp in Sydney. The topic was about the kind of personal trade-offs & choices we make when choosing to work in a startup.…
Social Media and Business | SME Technology Conference
I spoke at Ross Dawson’s SME Technology Summit last week. Here are my slides & some brief thoughts about social media for business: Social Media For Business 2009http://static.slidesharecdn.com/swf/ssplayer2.swf?doc=socialmediaforbusinesssmetech2009-091130163400-phpapp01&stripped_title=social-media-for-business-2009 View more…
Holiday IT to-do lists | Patch Monday via @stilgherrian
The fast-approaching holiday season is a great time to update your IT systems while everything’s quiet. I got to have a chat with Stilgherrian in this week’s Patch Monday. This…
Hero or monster it all comes down to choices
This is a very thought provoking TED talk from Philip Zimbardo. He’s famous for the 1971 Stanford Prison Experiment. Think about how you would react in certain situations (e.g. Abu…
Future of the Web | The Scoop
Recently I had the honour of joining Mark Pesce & Ross Dawson on Mark Jones’ podcast The Scoop where we discussed the The future of the Web. It was a…
Citizens doing it for themselves
Recently, in the UK city of Birmingham, some people were unhappy with their local Council’s new £2.8 million website. Citizens took matters into their own hands and created their own…
Interesting people to follow #followfriday
Here’s a few more interesting people I follow on Twitter, & some more evidence that Twitter helps to build real relationships too 😉 @mpesce – Mark is a good friend…
Trust, customer service and customers you do not want any more
I’ve been thinking about my recent American Express experience – outlined in AMEX discovers new depths to customer service. It is clear to me that companies have the right to…
American Express discovers new depths to customer service
I’ve been an American Express customer for a long time. But recently they made it apparent that they do not want my custom so I’m in the process of closing…
Startup Barcamp Sydney Nov 2009
Startup Barcamp Sydney was on yesterday and I managed to drop in. It was held at one of my favourite venues for unconferences – ATP Innovations– and it might possibly…