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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.

Possible Brexit Fallout: Decentralization

Leider ist der Eintrag nur auf English verfügbar.While some things are still certain after the Brexit vote in June, most aren't. Though the argument that won the day was all about "taking back control" of the country, at least short term a quite likely result might be that nothing much will change in terms of control and the people will have merely exchanged one aloof, self-serving elite for another. I still think that Brexit is a royally stupid idea but in the ...

Rules of Acquisition

Leider ist der Eintrag nur auf English verfügbar.From the Ferengi Rules of Acquisition: 3. Never spend more for an acquisition than you have to. 35. Peace is good for business. 125. You can't make a deal if you're dead. ... In a recent online discussion involving ethics somebody only somewhat jokingly said something along the lines of "Most people only abide by the Rules of Acquisition anyway." and I thought to myself: Would that really be so bad? In case you don't know ...

4. September 2016 by Bjoern in Business, Entrepreneurship

Shadow Gallery – I Believe

Leider ist der Eintrag nur auf English verfügbar.Shadow Gallery is one of those lesser known bands in progressive metal that deserve to have made the big time but unfortunately for one reason or another never did. Their most quintessential work so far probably is their 1998 album Tyranny still featuring singer Mike Baker, who unfortunately died in 2008. The album and particular this song I Believe (featuring a well-known guest singer from a highly successful progressive metal band ...) capture ideas and ...

31. Juli 2016 by Bjoern in Music, Web

72: Easily Predicting Growth Rates

Leider ist der Eintrag nur auf English verfügbar.Mathematics undeniably has countless applications that are both intriguing and vital to modern society. It's of pivotal importance in broad areas such as research, innovation, engineering and human progress in general. However, it often seems that maths other than basic arithmetics is of little importance in everyday life, doesn't it? Apart from the obvious, such as all the wondrous contraptions we use every day made possible by modern technology, which in turn by a large part ...

10. Juli 2016 by Bjoern in Business

CoderDojo: Free Programming Clubs For Young People

Leider ist der Eintrag nur auf English verfügbar.At last year's Web Summit in Dublin I came across CoderDojo, a community that organizes free programming clubs for young people. Originally founded in Cork by entrepreneurs James Whelton and Bill Liao, CoderDojo is a volunteer-led 'grass roots'-type organization that promotes teaching programming to young people in order to support kids by giving them valuable skills that allow them to create stuff such as useful tools, products and art. At the same time efforts like ...

28. Februar 2016 by Bjoern in Entrepreneurship, Software, Web

Supporting the Idea of an Unconditional Basic Income

Leider ist der Eintrag nur auf English verfügbar.About a year ago Scott Santens - self-declared writer and advocate of basic income for all - wrote a highly recommendable piece on why should support the idea of an unconditional basic income. In this article he debunks common myths about less desirable repercussions a basic income might have (such as suddenly nobody wanting to do any work anymore ...). He makes a few salient points as to why a basic income is the right ...

21. Juni 2015 by Bjoern in Entrepreneurship, Ideen

Antiwork – Rethinking Work Ethic Or: Hard Work is Not Working

Leider ist der Eintrag nur auf English verfügbar.In a highly interesting recent article Brian Dean calls for a a radical shift in how we view “jobs”. He poses a seemingly radical question: "Over a decade into the 21st century, we seem as work-obsessed as ever. Is it time for a progressive reframing of work and leisure?" Drawing upon other recent articles such as the already famous one by anthropologist David Graeber on the phenomenon of bullshit jobs Dean argues that in the 21s century ...

29. März 2015 by Bjoern in Entrepreneurship

Unicorns And Revolutions

Leider ist der Eintrag nur auf English verfügbar.History is filled with two types of people: the ones that want to maintain a comfortable status quo and the ones that want to move humanity forward. In a recent article Jan Lehnardt calls for rethinking and in fact revolutionizing business culture. He makes a few good points. You really should read the whole article. However, in a nutshell its message is this: Throughout history there are those who try to maintain the current status quo for ...

29. Dezember 2013 by Bjoern in Entrepreneurship, Software

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