2013

conttenthub:

Check out the color emotion guide reflected in corporate logos

bupacy:

Entrepreneurs as % of population

AMERICA is an engine of innovation, as attested by the upcoming public listing of Twitter, which aims to fetch a cool $1 billion. How do other countries rank in terms of entrepreneurship? Sadly, not so well. Around one in 13 people in America are entrepreneurs. That is three times more than in Germany, which is vying to become a startup haven. To fund those innovators, when the level of venture capital as a share of the overall economy is considered, the differences are even starker. Sweden and France have the same share of entrepreneurs but Sweden’s cash spigot is more open. And even though the Netherlands has twice as many entrepreneurs as a share of its population, as either of those countries, its venture capital is as paltry as France’s. As for Germany, it may face difficulties in fostering a startup culture: its venture capital investment is around ten times less than in America.

Source: the economist

Never get so busy making a living that you forget to make a life.

thisistheverge:

Anthony Hopkins says Bryan Cranston’s acting in Breaking Bad is the best he’s ever seen

The actor behind Hannibal Lecter commends a fellow villain

I’m currently reading “Delivering Happiness: A Path to Profits, Passion, and Purpose”. Awesome story and huge inspiration. Must read for all Entrepreneurs. 

parislemon:

“Can Anyone Catch The Cell Phone King?”

This was 2007. Things change. Fast.

Also, that was November, eleven months after the iPhone was unveiled. And that was the Nokia phone on the cover of Forbes. Maybe they should have seem it coming.

[via NYT]

Hard to believe how quick things have changed. I think one key element Nokia have missed in its strategy was a strong lock-in effect. The shift to Windows Phone was another very risk bet and we can now see that it didn’t worked out for Nokia.
I see a lot of elements described in Disruptive Innovation. I can remember how a lot of Industry players were laughing about the first iPhone. No MMS, no 3G, no swappable battery, no memory slot, etc. That how it starts, you do not take your competitor seriously and the success makes you arrogant.