Reworking business with Jason Fried (March 14th, 2010 - 2,341)
Jason Fried just spoke at SXSWi about his new book, REWORK. He reminds me of the simple reason I enjoy running The Hive entrepreneurial networking group - it is really refreshing to see people talk passionately and authentically about how they do things. Watch this video: Jason Fried is somebody I have been following since the days [...]
The power of the prototype (June 12th, 2009 - 2,757)
At any networking event there is a healthy dose of “so, what do you do?” and last night at the Churchill Club was no different. The best reply that I saw though came from Scott Kilmartin from haul. If somebody asked me what Scott does I would have said something like “he makes satchel bags and [...]
Emergent events with realtime backchannels (May 19th, 2009 - 3,373)
Having run and participated in a number of interesting events recently I have been thinking about the formats that we use, and which structures produce an effective environment for engagement and constructive collaboration. It strikes me as odd that although I’m writing from the ‘Future Summit‘, that we are using the same elements as we [...]
How Eddie Harran got to San Francisco (April 25th, 2009 - 2,835)
I met up with Edward Harran (@edwardharran) before The Hive Brisbane a few weeks ago and he was telling me about how after winning a scholarship to go to the NTEN Conference in San Francisco he needed to raise the funds for flights. I don’t think anything could stop Eddie – here’s how he did [...]
She holds the Deck Of Secrets (April 20th, 2009 - 3,364)
Ned Dwyer interviewed Michelle in a newsletter for The Hive - I thought I would copy / paste it for you. Update: The latest Apple TV Commercial features the EAT.sydney app, watch it on Youtube. Michelle Matthews (@secretshq) is the founder of Shopping Secrets and publisher of Deck of Secrets, a guide to the best bars, restaurants [...]
