I had the privilege of chatting to a founder of a biotech company, who was happy to speak to me on condition of anonymity.
Month: May 2015
Apps World NA 2015: Making the 5% of Successful Apps
Mike Schneider is the VP of Marketing at Skyhook. Skyhook is one of the big three location network services (alongside Google and Apple), and the only one that focuses on location as its core product. He gave a great talk on using context and location data to create dynamic apps.
Apps World NA 2015: Discovering the Netflix API
Daniel Jacobson is the VP responsible for the Netflix API. In his session, he explained the movement that Netflix have made from using an one-size-fits-all solid API model to a multi-layer more ephemeral API.
Apps World NA 2015: Connected Home – What’s your app strategy?
This was what felt like a very quick panel discussing the current state and future predictions for connected Internet of Things home technology. Present were Letha McLaren from iControl Networks, Chris Klein from Rachio, Kyle Nakatsuji of American Family Ventures and Chris Kim from August.
Apps World NA 2015: Spotify: Unlocking the next big partnerships
Marie Suh is the Director of Strategic Partnerships at Spotify. In this session, she outlined the process that Spotify go through when working out when, who and why to partner with another company.
Apps World NA 2015: Creating Disruptive Apps
Toby Russell, VP of Digital at Capital One, gave a great talk on what makes a platform truly disruptive. To illustrate the difference between an application and a platform, he gave the example of Taxi Magic, an application he founded a few years ago.
Apps World NA 2015: Context is King – Creating the optimal experience
I spent the last few days in San Francisco at Apps World North America 2015. There were quite a few good sessions, so I thought I’d just chuck together some of my notes from some of the sessions I attended. (I posted some of these already on my twitter feed. Unfortunately, thanks to a combination… Continue reading Apps World NA 2015: Context is King – Creating the optimal experience
Jill Bourque: RushTix, venture capital and the live event experience
It occurs to me halfway through a wide-ranging chat with Jill Bourque, that VCs are to startup founders as music executives are to musicians.
Pragmatic Marketing Foundations
My first stop on my tour around the world is San Francisco. I’d forgotten how beautiful this city can be, and how awesome the vibe is here. The first jobby thing I’ve done was to take on the one-day Foundations course in product management as part of the Pragmatic Marketing program.
The Next Challenge
I’ve set a new challenge for myself. For the last year and a bit, I’ve been working at a software startup in stealth mode. The thing is, it’s a good product with a promising future, but for all the attempts of the management team (including myself), it’s not ready for market yet. After a difficult time working through very conflicting… Continue reading The Next Challenge