About 1,5 years ago, I was at an event on my university. Employees from BCG and Google held presentations where they talked about innovation in a talk called “behind the buzzwords”. The speaker from Google had one main point: The main task of Google was to reduce or remove friction. To make tasks easier. We […]
In the workplace and when using different programs, there is a lot of talk about learning curves. Some pride themselves on having a steep learning curve. Others on being user friendly and having little to no learning curve. In this article we’ll dive into the different learning curves – and which types of skills you […]
A few days ago, Google told reporters that they were disrupting the universities. How? By creating three 6 month courses in Project Management, Data Analysis and User Experience. The would be “the equivalent of a 4-year university degree”. At least, according to Google themselves. But can it really be true? Can Google create a course […]
It’s important to me that I spend my time well. After all, time is one of the most important things that we have – it’s the only thing that we can’t buy more of. Small ways of wasting time can quickly compound. I sit down after a long day at work, and suddenly I have […]
In sales, there are only two things you can change: Reach: The number of potential customers you reach Conversion: The proportion of potential customers you convert This concept can be expanded to many things: Blogging (articles vs viral article%), dating (dates vs relationship%), Venture Capital (investments vs exit%). The principle can even be shown graphically. […]
Every year, there’s a career fair at my university. At the fair, the companies SWARM the software engineers. Seriously: If you want 5 free power banks, movie tickets etc, go to a career fair, wear a name tag saying “software engineer” and you’re golden. It’s no secret: Software engineers are in high demand. And that […]
Many people start a blog, but it’s a minority who actually keeps it going over time. There are thousands if not millions of abandoned blogs with 5-10 articles on them. Showing off the goals and aspirations of its author who has since moved on. Like a graveyard of broken dreams. I want to avoid that […]
I recently read the book “The Algebra of Happiness” by Scott Galloway and I really recommend it. It has some great insights about life, love, work and success – as well as the relationships between those. In reading it, I came across the following segment: The ratio of time you spend sweating to watching others […]
Planning your career is difficult if not impossible. And yet, many of us have been told time and time again that we need a 5 year, a 10 year or a 20 year plan. We need to know exactly how long we are going to stay in our next job and where we will work […]
99% of the time, I am grateful that I live in the 21st century – but a part of me wishes that I could go back to the 18th century. Not the unpleasant parts, mind you. But the idealized parts of it, coupled with the fact that you usually followed in the footsteps of your […]