Boris Veldhuijzen van Zanten

Serendipity and a Haircut

Last night I was invited to a special 'Music & Internet' event hosted by Veronica. Tessa was invited too so we asked a friend to watch over our kids. As we were getting ready for the party I noticed that my hair was really long and that I was completely out of hair gel. I complained about it to Tessa who suggested that we would buy gel on our way to the party. I didn't like that idea and just gave up. Then we arrived at the party and to my surprise it turned out to be in a very hip...

The Information Overload Misconception

This is a quote from 'Spiritual Disciplines For The Christian Life' (which I haven't read) by Donald S. Whitney: ...the amount of information contained in just one weekday edition of the New York Times contains more information than a man like Jonathan Edwards would have encountered in his entire life. This quote, and many variations on it, is being used often during presentations about information technology. I recently heard it in San Francisco at Techcrunch40 and again last week during...

Practical tools for Entrepreneurial Education

On November 30, 2007 I will be a keynote speaker at a conference about education in The Hague. The subject (my translation) is 'Practical tools for Entrepreneurial Education'. If you are interested in innovation in education and ways to stimulate students to think more like entrepreneurs you might want to consider signing up for this: http://www.ondernemendwijs.nl 30 november 2007 Locatie: Haagse Hogeschool, Den Haag A quote from prof. Paul Hannon who will also speak at the...

Am I, or Am I Not, Your Friend?

Remember back in school when someone would come up to you and ask 'Do you want to be my friend' Didn't that feel awkward? Friendship is something that grows between people. It is not a black and white thing. With real friends you don't have to declare your friendship. You feel there is a bond between you and someone and maybe one day you will describe this person as 'my friend' and suddenly realize that you have become friends! These days I receive several 'Friend requests' every...

Drawing: Lunch Money

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Roadtrip: Web2.0 Expo Berlin 2007

Tonight at 11:30 we are leaving Amsterdam to drive to Berlin, in one night. Tomorrow and wednesday we are visiting Web2.0 Expo Berlin and on Thursday morning we drive back. This is going to be an exhausting trip but I'm sure we will have a great time. I will keep Twittering and blogging and Flickring as usual and maybe even a bit more than...

But is it scalable..?

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Plugg Conference 2008

On March 19, 2008 I will be a speaker during Plugg 2008. This is a one day conference (In Brussels, Belgium) focused on raising global awareness for European start-ups in the Web / Mobile 2.0 field. I will be talking about Fleck.com; how we started it, what we did for marketing (white suits!) and what problems we faced when we started and how we handled them. I also hope to show some new stuff AND talk about entrepreneurship in general. Check the site: http://plugg.eu/ And my speaker...