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Ich bin selbständiger IT Berater und Unternehmer in der Internet und Software Branche. Ich beschäftige mich mit Design, Enterprise Applikationen, Web Apps und SaaS Produkten. Ich entwerfe und entwickle Business Lösungen und Anwendungen. Ich helfe Unternehmen in Sachen Software Qualität und Wissenstransfer, z.B. mit Angular und Spring Boot.

Why Hyperloop’s awesome and still the wrong idea

Leider ist der Eintrag nur auf English verfügbar.On 12 August 2013 Elon Musk published his much anticipated Hyperloop idea. Given his track record, Musk's 'Tony Stark'-like image and claims that Hyperloop would be a 'fifth mode of transportation' that 'could revolutionize travel' people got excited about what his exact vision might be. So, now we know: Hyperloop basically is an elevated tube through which transport capsules move. The tube's partially evacuated to reduce friction, hence allowing for much greater speed (almost approaching ...

Philipp Rösler, Silicon Valley und der Dude

Philipp Rösler war kürzlich im Silicon Valley. Mit dabei waren etliche deutsche IT Startup Gründer. Ihr Ziel war es, die deutsche IT Branche zu präsentieren und hierzulande dringend nötiges Wagniskapital für Investitionen in IT Gründungen anzuwerben. Was davon dann vom Silicon Valley - durch den deutschen Politboulevardjournalismus vermittelt - daheim im Tal der Ahnungslosen ankam, glich dann aber eher einer Seifenoper. Kaum ein Wort darüber, dass Rösler und die ihn begleitenden Gründer in Kalifornien versuchten, wichtige Beziehungen zu knüpfen, die vielleicht mal ...

26. Mai 2013 by Bjoern in Entrepreneurship

Starting A Software Consulting Business

Leider ist der Eintrag nur auf English verfügbar.Recently, I've been asked about tips for starting a software consulting business. Some of those apply to that developer's specific environment but most are general enough to be applicable to any kind of software consulting business anywhere so I think they're worth sharing: First, you'd need to consider which market you'd like to address because this will decide how you acquire customers. Domestic only? Overseas / remote? I'd very much suggest the latter because in ...

28. April 2013 by Bjoern in Entrepreneurship, Software

DHH on “No more remote work at Yahoo”

Leider ist der Eintrag nur auf English verfügbar.David Heinemeier-Hansson of 37signals on how Yahoo is completely mistaken to do away with remote work.

26. Februar 2013 by Bjoern in Business, Entrepreneurship

The 4 Hour Workweek – Revisited

Leider ist der Eintrag nur auf English verfügbar.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 ...

30. Dezember 2012 by Bjoern in Business, Entrepreneurship, Ideen

I Solve Problems

Leider ist der Eintrag nur auf English verfügbar."My Name Is Wolf. I Solve Problems." Both being an entrepreneur and being a developer boil down to this simple statement: "I solve problems."

15. Dezember 2012 by Bjoern in Entrepreneurship

Publishing Markt für Tablets ist reif für Veränderungen

English version Diese Woche gab es zwei interessante Beiträge auf Signal vs. Noise, Blog von 37signal: Tablets are waiting for their Movable Type Publishers shouldn't be app developers Beide Beiträge behandeln Schwierigkeiten beim Veröffentlichen von Magazinen oder Zeitungen für Tablets wie das iPad. Wenn Herausgeber solche Inhalte fürs iPad und andere Tablets veröffentlichen wollen, so läuft dies aktuell meist so, dass dafür eigene Apps entwickelt werden, die dann die eigentlichen Inhalte darstellen. Weil nun Herausgeber sich meist nicht sonderlich gut mit Softwareentwicklung auskennen, hat ...

2. Dezember 2012 by Bjoern in Business, Mobile Applikationen, Web, Web Applikation

Butts In Seats Management

Leider ist der Eintrag nur auf English verfügbar.When answering a question on Quora yesterday I stated that although Google's self-driving cars are a pretty neat idea they are by no means a solution to the commuting problem: People waste countless hours every year while commuting to their workplace. Though self-driving cars might alleviate this they won't solve the root problem: Transporting people to their workplaces when there's technology available that would allow them to work remotely or in fact from any place they'd like ...

22. November 2012 by Bjoern in Business

Fixing Work

Leider ist der Eintrag nur auf English verfügbar.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 ...

22. November 2012 by Bjoern in Business, Ideen

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