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Meaningful Gamification

Gamification has been one of the hot Internet trends lately. If you are not familiar with the term – Gamification is a process of taking game mechanics and bringing it to businesses that are otherwise boring. There is a lot of talk about Gamification and it seems that every new service nowadays has some form of it implemented. This Ted Talk suggests that 50% of all innovation and 70% of top global 2000 apps will be gamified by 2015.The guy is all excited about it, but I cringe in horror. Why? Continue reading →

Do NOT fail at customer support

As I use more and more startups, I witness many forgetting the importance of user support, to the extent that it hurts. This post is to promise myself that my startup won’t suck at user support. Startup stage It seems by definition that the smaller company is, the better support they will have. This is mostly true thanks to the fact that in this stage you will usually get support directly from the founders. Continue reading →

Dating is like job hunting

It just struck me. I don’t know if that was something obvious that everybody knew, but I need to make a note. Dating is exactly like job hunting. You end up browsing ads, going to blind dates, expecting the person across you will be suitable for you. But they rarely are. You get disappointed as everything looks great on the outside but once you meet them better you start to realize there is a lot to be desired. But then you stick around because you think you have no other options. Continue reading →

What are online social networks good for?

I think I started with Facebook years ago. Not sure why, but the ability to connect with long-forgotten friends and keep them around for “just in case” seemed attractive. Then I had a phase when I approved everyone as a friend which quickly created a huge mess. Facebook is great if you keep it to your circle of friends and should be used in that way only. Otherwise you may miss an important event because a guy you don’t really know keeps sending all these spammy updates. Continue reading →

On spending money and the Luxury rule

It might appear as easy (“If I have money I’d know how to spend it!”) but in reality spending money is all but. In fact it is also a skill that needs to be learned, if one was not lucky enough to live in a surrounding where money spending skills were taught. I have learned the first step the tough way and I’d like to pass my experience on. Greatest challenge with spending money is understanding what money really is. It is not the ticket to your dreams, but a tool for changing the world. Continue reading →