The Quick Shortcut To Become Wealthy

10 years ago if you wanted to launch a business or even to test an idea you had to rent an office, furnish and create the IT infrastructure for it, spend a lot of dough as startup costs, and all that jazz.

Now you can create a funnel, put a team in a coworking space, plug the laptops in space’s IT infrastructure and bang, you can start something. The power of the internet has caused the transaction costs to become smaller and smaller, as time goes by. So, in theory, it is easier than ever to start a project but most of the beginner entrepreneurs are lured in the idea to raise funds and make money and are not focused on creating real, lasting value. And here is their biggest seatback.

What’s the biggest mistake that entrepreneurs are making? Many companies are just using the internet and technology to slash costs and they do everything possible to outsource as much possible. They focus on cutting the costs instead of using the internet and the tech facilities at hand today to actually create much better products. And this trend is helped by the gooroos promoting via books, courses, webinars, and seminars the mindset that you can just use the internet, don’t work at all, or maybe just a little bit, outsource everything and lay low on a sunny beach. The whole value building idea is somehow out of the equation. And this is wrong and it is bad both for the business, the customers and all other stakeholders.

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De maine se va putea achizitiona in SUA iPad 2

Steve Jobs a tinut sa sublinieze la ceremonia de lansare oficiala iPad 2 faptul ca “2010 a fost anul iPad”. Tot el a afirmat ca design-ul nu a fost doar putin modificat ci a fost schimbat cu totul. Noul procesor A5 dual-core system-on-a-chip va face noul iPad sa se miste de doua ori mai repede decat predecesorul. Continue reading De maine se va putea achizitiona in SUA iPad 2

iPad, iPhone and iPod Touch will get Wireless Printing with the help of IOS 4.2

Apple announced two days ago that that the latest beta version of the IOS 4.2 software will also feature printer support. The feature is called Air Print and will enable printing for iPad, iPhone and iPod touch through Wi-fi without being necessary any software installation. For the moment, the software is available only through Apple’s IOS developer program. Apple scheduled for November the mass market availability for IOS 4.2. The first devices which will support Air Print feature will be HP’s line of ePrint enabled printers. All the major printer manufacturers fight for a slice from the Wi-Fi market and … Continue reading iPad, iPhone and iPod Touch will get Wireless Printing with the help of IOS 4.2

How to promote a smartphone application through social media?

I’ve just published an article about how to promote a smartphone application through social media in my social media strategy blog Adrian-Niculescu.eu. The article is focused on Iphone applications, being a huge fan of Iphone. Enjoy it here. The article is based on my presentation from Webstock 2010 where I used as case study a series of Iphone games – Brainbox Quizmaster series. The demo videos for the five games from the series are attached: Continue reading How to promote a smartphone application through social media?

Despre noul iPhone 4G de la un fan iPhone (via Orange UK)

Da, sunt un fan iPhone. Nu pot spune exact de ce dar este telefonul meu preferat. Tocmai am pus mana pe un 4G de la Orange (UK) si l-am testat gandindu-ma la ce motive as putea avea sa nu-mi upgradez iPhone-ul meu. Modelul nou promite sa imbunatateasca fragilitatea si viata scurta a bateriei, aspecte care au fost reclamate la iPhone 3GS. Cu o grosime de 9.3 mm, noul telefon este foarte robust, avand panouri de sticla si o portiune care … pare de otel … rezistent, nu gluma. Are o optiune interesanta “Face Time video calling” pe care o pot … Continue reading Despre noul iPhone 4G de la un fan iPhone (via Orange UK)

Sony lansează o versiune mai subţire şi mai ieftină a consolei PS3

Anuntul a fost facut public ieri la targul Gamescom din Cologne, Germania. Japonezii de la Sony vor lansa pe piaţă, luna viitoare, o versiune mai subţire şi mai ieftină a consolei PlayStation 3, cu care speră să revitalizeze vânzările şi să-i depăşească pe rivalii de la Microsoft şi Nintendo. Disponibilă de luna viitoare, noua consolă se va comercializa la preţul de 299 de dolari în Statele Unite, 299 de euro în Europa şi 30.000 de yeni (316 dolari) în Japonia. Odată cu lansarea consolei vor scădea preţurile şi la actuala versiune. Astfel, modelul de 80 de GB va costa 299 … Continue reading Sony lansează o versiune mai subţire şi mai ieftină a consolei PS3

Steve Jobs revine la conducerea Apple la sfarsitul lunii iunie

Directorul general al Apple, Steve Jobs, aflat in concediu medical de la inceputul anului 2009, va reveni la conducerea companiei la sfarsitul lunii iunie, potrivit unei surse apropiate situatiei, citata de Wall Street Journal (WSJ). Jobs, in varsta de 54 de ani, a anuntat in ianuarie ca va reveni la munca la sfarsitul lunii iunie, iar reprezentanti ai companiei au afirmat in repetate randuri ca el a continuat sa se implice in deciziile strategice. Un purtator de cuvant al Apple nu a putut fi contactat pentru informatii. Unii analisti si investitori au fost ingrijorati ca Jobs, care a suferit de … Continue reading Steve Jobs revine la conducerea Apple la sfarsitul lunii iunie

Use GPS to Send Buyers in the Right Direction

Not all buyers love jumping in the car with their real estate practitioner to scout out neighborhoods and homes, and some buyers don’t even want to take separate cars. Special situations may require that house hunters take solo trips to look at homes you’ve recommended.   Technology can make such scenarios as fruitful as possible. Practitioners are lending out preprogrammed automotive GPS devices to customers, who can use the technology to guide them from home to home. And some new in-car GPS products have Web access, which adds the ability to upload or remove addresses in real time, while customers … Continue reading Use GPS to Send Buyers in the Right Direction

Ce probleme are sistemul GPS

Un raport dat publicitatii de U.S. Government Accountability Office semnaleaza pericolul ca in 2010 sistemul Navstar GPS sa nu mai poata functiona la parametri normali datorita ritmului lent de inlocuire a satelitilor. Succesul unei tehnologii vine in trei trepte. Prima este trecuta atunci cand oamenii inceteaza sa o priveasca din perspectiva tehnica. Nu ne mai intereseaza cum functioneaza sistemul de televiziune, ne intereseaza doar utilitatea sa. A doua treapta este ubicuitatea. Dar succesul este deplin atunci cand tehnologia intra in sfera implicitului si devine invizibila. De exemplu, Flash. Probabil ca fiecare computer din lume este echipat cu un Flash Player, … Continue reading Ce probleme are sistemul GPS

Nintendo’s Blue Ocean strategy

I found some days ago a very nice article about Nintendo’s “Blue Ocean” business strategy. I promoted some years ago the idea of casual PC games in Romania and at that time I saw some studies telling that women are the biggest consumers of casual games. So what did Nintendo almost three years ago? Created a new market for the brand targeting women and families. Did it work? Damn, the risk was big but they “touched” the jackpot. The article was published by http://www.guardian.co.uk and is signed by Lucy Barrett. Enjoy! For the past two years, Nintendo has been dominating … Continue reading Nintendo’s Blue Ocean strategy