Now available: African land for overpopulated countries

I came across a news article about a project that just dazzled me. What can a country do that has little land but a lot of mouths to feed? Right, you can import! But what do you do as a logistics company when your turnover is decreasing because commodity prices are rising? Exactly: You lease your own land and grow and ship the crops yourself!… Continue reading... | 1 Comment

Biggest Korean newspaper Chosun hopeful about their digital future

When will we see foldable e-paper on the street? Will advanced algorithms and Internet eventually put publishers out of business? – Nobody knows… But we do witness a devastating momentum for traditional publishers, how can these companies reinvent themselves? Are they doomed?… Continue reading... | 1 Comment

Why embracing mobile VoIP is vital for carriers

How and why mobile carriers focus on their current revenue model too much and why this will lead to missing the emerging global VoIP market.

VoIP technology was initially used on desktop computers. When these PC-to-phone applications came out there were no big differences or major problems for mobile carriers. The uprising of Wi-Fi and 3G bundled mobile phones are creating a market that did not exist before. Actually, mobile VoIP created a need of which the late majority of customers are not aware of yet today. Continue reading... | 9 Comments

Did Europe fall of the map?

How do you explain the location of your home to a fellow city-citizen? You probably refer to the area or street you come from but someone from another city would initially be interested in the name your city. More extreme, A Greek in Italy would probably refer to Greece as one’s home location. One step further; what if that particular Greek travels to another continent like South-America, would the Greek… Continue reading... | 19 Comments

[openidea] Stream free Internet TV on your iPhone and iPod Touch

More and more people are starting to watch TV on their mobile phone. Not so strange, the reason is simple: The amount of bored office clerks waiting for their bus/metro of train is huge! However, millions of iPhone and Touch users are not so fortunate and have to watch iTunes provided content, Hello? Here’s an idea: let’s be the first to supply them with the 5000 tv streams that are… Continue reading... | 7 Comments

Living abroad? Think about your (future) wife!

Ask yourself this: What things would you consider if you had an opportunity to work abroad? For many top executives and engineers, its not only the job they are thinking about. The main challenge is usually their free time, wife (or husband) and family. Ask yourself the question: if I will work in this country how will my wife and family been taken care of by the company in… Continue reading... | 6 Comments

Blind mavericks; Why Apple will be the next Sony

Here’s why Apple can’t sustain their leading role. It’s complicated, but stay with me for the next two paragraphs and it makes sense. Let’s start off with an example of another key player to introduce the problem here, our friend from Redmond. Statement: Microsoft’s Office Suite business-model is outdated today. Here’s why: The initial version of Excel fulfilled the essential requirements for spreadsheet work. Then came updates to the… Continue reading... | 6 Comments

‘Build to last’ is bullcrap, consultants repeat and Startups suck.

Today we live in a world that is innovating exponentially. As a result, companies need to innovate more aggressively. In the old world, a company could “catch a next train” to catch up innovative developments. In the “new” world, that would be impossible. What’s the difference? Gary Hamel explained that already a decade ago… companies are either ‘in’ the innovation or you have to buy a company to be… Continue reading... | 6 Comments

Comparing Korean gas, wine and other prices with Europe

It’s cheaper to live in New York, Hong Kong, Copenhagen or Paris then in Seoul. But not everything is expensive, taking a cab here four blocks further costs about 2 Euros, the same distance in Copenhagen or Paris would cost a lot more. Korean food is generally cheap, so are a lot of other things. The greatest price differences can be found in western and mainly European products that… Continue reading... | 2 Comments

What can you leave to your descendant?

I visited a Korean art expo on Saturday the 23rd, and met a fascinating artist named Hae do Park. He dedicated his life to learn a new skill, and aims to inspire younger artists with his work. The combination of using silver and his apply his technique create objects that almost seem real.
The bird on the picture is so detailed and beautiful that it just attracted me, like most shiny… Continue reading... | 1 Comment