Boris Veldhuijzen van Zanten

Who will build me a Wi-Fi Canalizer?

My house is located in the center of Amsterdam and I'm surrounded by Wi-Fi signals. I used to have my own network too but I'm picking up stronger signals with more bandwith from neighbours I don't even know so I switched of my own equipment. At this moment I can see 8 different signals. Some are closed networks but most are open and available. I can only connect to one at a time so I tend to just pick the one with the best signal. But what if I could connect to all the networks at the same...

Off to France

I'll be flying to Nice, France on august 2 and will be back in Amsterdam about two weeks later. My parents have rented a small house in the maintains above Antibes and my sister and her family will be there too. I bought 14 books to read but have only 14 days to do it. Plus I am there with my 2 daughters so I'll be lucky if I can finish one book. By the way, if you are a professional thief and considering breaking into my house during that time I have to disappoint you; I have friends...

Domino Model of Success Causation

Success and failure are quite similar. Just as there is only a fine line between genius and madness there are a few striking similarities between failure and success. In general people think that success is a matter of having a good idea and working hard. In reality there are 5 components of any success and failure story. Heinrich’s Domino Model of Accident Causation is a theory that is being used in Risk Management. It explains that any accident can be broken down in 5 components...

The Internet Entrepreneur

My name is Boris Veldhuijzen van Zanten. I have been online since 1995. I have started several companies and even sold a few. My job is to come up with new ideas. Some ideas turn into projects and some projects turn into companies. Most ideas are dismissed, most projects are abanded and only some companies succeed. When a company or project is successful all is well. If something failes I feel like shit. Never a dull moment! Over the years I have written maybe hundreds of blog posts but...