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I’m an independent IT consultant and entrepreneur in the Internet and software business. I’m interested in design, enterprise applications, web apps and SaaS products. I design and develop business solutions and applications. I help companies in terms of software quality and knowledge transfer, e.g. with Angular and Spring Boot.

Piraten auf Abwegen?

Sorry, this entry is only available in Deutsch.Nach dem rasanten Aufstieg der Piratenpartei - die Partei trat in Deutschland immerhin erst 2006 überhaupt zu Wahlen an und war 2012 bereits in 4 Landes- und etlichen Kommunalparlamenten vertreten - folgte im Laufe des letzten Jahres ein noch rasanterer Absturz, der seinen vorläufigen Tiefpunkt im Ergebnis bei der Wahl zum niedersächsischen Landtag fand. Die schnelle und deutliche Erfolg der Piratenpartei liegt meiner Meinung nach darin begründet, dass alle im Bundestag vertretenen Parteien die Themen ...

The 4 Hour Workweek – Revisited

Some time ago I read Tim Ferris' seminal book 'The 4-Hour Workweek'. It's a bold take at lifestyle design that challenges common misconceptions about what work actually means and how we should live our lives. In this book Ferriss outlines four main steps for an independent, self-determined life: Definition: Self-awareness. What do you truly want in life? What are your real goals? Do you really want to work till you drop in order to become rich just to live up to society's expectations? Elimination: ...

Sunday December 30th, 2012 by Bjoern in Business, Entrepreneurship, Ideas

Piano Stairs – A Brilliant Design

How to improve a millenia-old design:

Saturday December 8th, 2012 by Bjoern in Design, Ideas

Fixing Work

I somehow dislike the concept of New Year's resolutions since a new year is just as good a time for trying to change something or venturing into something new as any other time. New Year's resolutions also tend to be forgotten ever so quickly. It just so happens that I've been nurturing a few thoughts as of lately that I'd like to turn into something real right now. My point is that the way software development work (or any engineering / technical / ...

Thursday November 22nd, 2012 by Bjoern in Business, Ideas