Nothing Ever Happens

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to: nabergoj gmail.com
date: Jul 30, 2007 5:33 PM
subject: iPhone
Taken at Apple Store in Palo Alto from an iPhone. Immediately sent to my Gmail. First impressions?
After the initial lust, I was almost about to write I am never going to use it because of various very silly mistakes and missing things (such as no copy/paste function, […]

Wil, the founder of the Go BIG Network (a platform for connecting start-ups and investors) wrote an interesting article about the importance of social capital in the early stage of a company’s development (The Value Of Friend-Raising). He argues that entrepreneurs should focus on creating strong personal relationships in the community in which they will […]

UPDATE! - San Francisco has its own unique microclimate, meaning that the weather and temperatures can vary substantially among different parts of town.  It is super hot right now in Union Square but I’m equipped like a polar bear.
“The coldest winter I ever spent was a summer in San Francisco,” goes a popular saying. And […]

You’ve read it hundred times already, BUT this story from Time about the sensation of YouTube is really worth reading. It’s about their passion, drive and playfulness..and not taking it to seriously in the first place.
“STEVE SHIH CHEN has always been something of a risk taker. He left the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign a […]

Another incredible synchronism with Morten, a kick-ass european high-tech investor (skype, maxthon, zyb etc.) from Denmark. Scary the number of similar thoughts and occurrences the two of us have had since we met in April.
This time it’s Munich. According to Morten and the Monocle magazine, Munich ranks #1 among the top 20 most liveable cities […]

I am really fortunate to have an incredible management, investors and advisory team in place for my new venture. I can’t disclose names of the investors yet.
Recently I’ve met two really amazing individuals with the same values, attitudes, motivation and ethics and I don’t believe in coincidences.
The are both super successful, powerful, happy and balanced […]

“Ya demo teppou demo motte koi.”
Arrows either guns please point them to me, I will be allright.
(Japanese saying)
Old samurai saying (inside their mind, spirit) before going to battle every morning. In Kuma’s words: everyday before opening the restaurant practice deep concentration. “Any difficult order from the guest, or impossible order, please carry it to […]

I think you will all appreciate this great article from the Economist on the questioning of the rational customer behaviour as the pillar of the market economy.
Men with a lot of testosterone make curious economic choices
PSYCHOLOGISTS have known for a long time that economists are wrong. Most economists—at least, those of the classical persuasion—believe that […]