There’s a point in any entrepreneur’s life when you get up in the morning and think: maybe this isn’t working. I had that moment in the summer of 2010, 6 months I closed Tinker. I’m having one of those days now. I’m hoping it’ll pass.
Lean in and say something.
In the last months, I’ve started seeing a lot of traffic to blog posts about how hard it was being a woman in tech, how horrid conference organisers were, how sexist technologists were and how Sheryl Sanderberg had joined the rest of us in her recognition of the basic principles of feminism (this coming from… Continue reading Lean in and say something.
Internet of Things: a European advantage?
I just came back from showcasing Good Night Lamp at the Launch Festival (thanks Jason for inviting us). If you don’t know it, it’s a fairly local San Francisco event for startups, and we were one of a handful of startups that had a physical component to them. Here are some quick thoughts on what… Continue reading Internet of Things: a European advantage?
From Tech City to City Gardens: the slow death of Shoreditch
About 2 years ago, I was making jokes and designed a tote bag when the government announced its Tech City program. I didn’t imagine that what would actually happen was that we would start to see the type of confused political interest that has led to proposed changes in planning laws. Maybe it’s because during… Continue reading From Tech City to City Gardens: the slow death of Shoreditch
Change in times of change
I was reminded of this video which, shot in 2000, is strangely prescient of the times we live in now. The beauty of Hussein Chalayan‘s work never ends it must be said but I have a soft spot for this collection. “Chalayan’s Afterwords Collection was inspired by the story of refugees, having to leave home… Continue reading Change in times of change
CES: tips for first time exhibitors
So I just came back from CES. The Good Night Lamp had a booth there where we launched our Kickstarter campaign and I thought I’d share what I learnt. 1. It’s expensive but worth it. I booked the booth back in June 2012. It was a convenient deadline to push product development forward and I’m… Continue reading CES: tips for first time exhibitors
End of year review
(a 6 year old tradition) 1.What did you do in 2012 that you’d never done before? Talk to investors. 2. Did you keep your New Years’ resolutions, and will you make more for next year? Yep have been going to the gym every week for over a year and adding a new sport. 3. Did… Continue reading End of year review
Little Printer unboxing
While Le Web is underway and seems to concern itself mostly with data, I received my very own Little Printer. That’s the real Internet of Things. THINGS!
The financial art of Kickstarter UK
Thought this might be helpful to share. I was looking at Kickstarter UK and amongst the concerns about making things, fulfilling rewards and trying to raise money at the same time, the financials can be quite a headache. This is a budget form, you just have to fill your numbers in and see the effect… Continue reading The financial art of Kickstarter UK
On Shoreditch & informal innovation
View Working in London in a larger map I wrote a blog post 2 years ago about the Tech City announcement, then I wrote another blog post a year later. Because of this compulsion to write about Shoreditch and its transformation at the hand of the government and corporations, I was interviewed on Friday for… Continue reading On Shoreditch & informal innovation