Archive for October, 2008
SANDBOX GOES ASIA
Sunday, October 19th, 2008I am happy to announce that we further expand Sandbox into Asia. Having been in Singapore for less than a week, I have already met many inspiring young individuals. Singapore is arguably one of the major hubs for talents. Plus, the severe financial crisis in the West is likely to further increase the inflow of [...]
Read More..(0)ATTRACTING AND RETAINING GENERATION Y
Tuesday, October 14th, 2008What differentiates one company from the other when talents consider their job alternatives? How can there be created challenges and opportunities for the high potentials of generation y? As Sandbox’ representative in London, I had the great pleasure to give a speech and to join a panel discussion about these hot issues on the annual [...]
Read More..(0)Helping or hurting?
Monday, October 13th, 2008Laurent Haug, founder of the great LIFT conference in Geneva, recently analyzed the European startup scene on his blog and came to one conclusion: There is not enough cruelty. Because we Europeans are too nice and not critical enough, startups with bad ideas are encouraged to continue. This, writes Laurent, has broad consequences: Less capital, [...]
Read More..(4)QUI CONNECTE UN OEUF, CONNECTE UN BOEUF*
Friday, October 10th, 2008As Nico and I attended Picnic in Amsterdam, we had the chance to meet Rafi Haladjian, a serial entrepreneur who has founded Violet, a french company pioneering the Internet of things. Violet’s mission is to make our life easier by connecting the objects around us with each other and to the Internet. What if tomorrow, [...]
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