Bowlr, the US version!
Some of you know that we are planning a Bowlr.NL event here in Amsterdam on January 31, 2008 which, with 42 participating teams, is pretty much sold out. But tonight we also announce our San Francisco Bowlr.US event which will take place on February 7, 2008. This is our official (well…) Press Release: PRESSRELEASE – Amsterdam, November 20, 2007 Bowlr.US: THE bowling event for the Internet Industry On februari 7, 2008 a crowd of internet entrepreneurs will show up at the Seabowlr in Pacific for an old fashioned Bowling tournament....
read moreThe Organization Paradox
I’m disorganized. Yes it is true. I am disorganized and proud of it. As I grow older I tend to get less organized too. When I was younger I tried to get organized. I tried several systems, bought filling cabinets and folders and dreamed of an organized life. Now I know better. A few things changed and I’m going to tell you how I live with disorganization and still manage to move forward. Email Managing email is a lot of work so stop doing it. Yep, that is how simple it really is. When I first started working with email I had a...
read moreAmsterdam Style: Tessa!
Tessa got spotted on her way to the Post CS building (where my office is) a few days ago by the people from Dam Style blog. They thought she was representative for hip Dutch girls and asked if they could make a photo of her. Cool!
read moreSerendipity 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 Amsterdam shop which included a...
read moreThe 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 Web2.0 Expo Berlin. It implies...
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