Entries from seikatsu tagged with 'management'
Interviewed by TigerPrises/ArcticStartup
Talked to Toivo Tänavsuu last week on what's happening at Skype, how is the labour market looking and how do we relate to the broader technology startup scene in Estonia. The video inteview was publised on TigerPrises and ArcticStartup. Interview with Sten Tamkivi from Skype from Toivo Tänavsuu on Vimeo....
Eesti aasta ettevõtja valitud
Palju õnne Jaan Puusaagile, kes kuulutati eile Ernst&Youngi korraldatud Aasta Ettevõtja konkursi võitjaks. See konkurss toimus Eestis esimest korda, aga on juba paarikümneaastase traditsiooniga rahvusvahelise Entrepreneur of the Year nö kohalikuks eelvooruks. Eesmärgiks muidugi esile tõsta ja tunnustada neid inimesi meie seas, kes võtavad riske ja viivad majandust edasi, asutades ja juhtides kiiresti kasvavaid, edukaid ettevõtteid. Mul oli au sel aastal osaleda selle ürituse zhüriis, väga huvitav kogemus. Ettevõtja, või veelgi enam halvamaigulise "ärimehena" kujutab Eesti avalikkus tavaliselt ette kasuahnet...
Seedcamp 2008 - apply fast!
Just a quick reminder that this year's Seedcamp is getting close and the application deadline is already this Sunday, August the 10th. As a reminder: Seedcamp is where Europe's top young founders can come together in one place. From securing funding to developing the right network, young entrepreneurs in Europe face challenges in building globally competitive technology businesses. Through the provision of seed capital and a world class network of mentors, we want to provide a catalyst for Europe's next...
Tallink Taxi - Service Matters
Just this week a new cab company launched in Tallinn. I've been quite happy with the one I (infrequently) use, but last night just thought I'd give them a try. And was in awe. New bright yellow car, filled with shiny new gadgets, a big screen GPS, etc. Well, that's what you get when you buy a whole fleet in 2008 and everyone else on the market has been around for 10 years plus. But what was really special was...
It is scary HOW thin the startup layer really is
Small and medium businesses form a dominant part of any economy. Countries, governments - in some more progressive corners in the world, whole societies - work hard to create fertile environments where new startup companies could spawn from. Just a tiny percentage of them will become the next [insert your favourite global brand here]. But we couldn't live without even those who don't. As a random example, SME's give over 50% of the jobs and turnover of the UK economy...
Tööõigusest, kurja kapitalisti pilguga
Möödunud nädalal algas suurem lärm ei tea kust välja ujunud Töölepingu seaduse eelnõu teemadel. Tunnistan ausalt, et ma ei ole eelnõud ennast veel lugenud. Ja närvide säästmiseks ka suuremat osa üliemotsionaalsetest (põgusalt peale vaadates tundub, et sisulise aruteluni pole esimese ähmiga veel jõutud) reaktsioonidest. Küll aga mõtisklesin pisut, mis on praegu kehtiva, sisuliselt nõukogude-aegse tööõiguse -- millest kumab selgelt läbi kurja kapitalisti ja kannatava proletariaadi vastandamine -- juures need asjad, mis on mind häirinud ja mis parandamist vajaks....
Charity And Consumption Have Issues In Common
My post on cognitive aspects around charitable giving provoked a reply from Elver. The discussion continued in the comments there, from where I'd like to aggregate another thought that seems to be contextually important. Getting funding for a charity is all about optics and active marketing to achieve it. Madelaine and Colin McRae are (were?) world famous, heavily pushed brands. Anonymous dying kids and anonymous flying tourists are not....
Correction: Estonian entry to Seedcamp
Happy to say that I was just a bit hasty with my posting a few days ago. Apparently the blogged country list was not exhaustive - just learned that RealEyes has sent in an application. Good luck with making it to the Top 20....
Lonely Estonian at Seedcamp
As the Seedcamp key dates are rolling by and the September week in London is getting closer for the lucky 20, Saul has been posting some intermediary updates. My little personal sad news is that among the 260 applications sent in there was no a single one from Estonia. Hope it was not because the spreading the word effort was modest (thanks, guys, for helping on that!) rather because every startup (idea) around here already has enough competence, experience and...
Invitation: spend a week in London to get your startup kickstarted
Saul & the team have softlaunched Seedcamp and the applications for the first event in London in September is now open. Why? Europe has so far under-delivered in terms of globally successful technology startups. From securing funding to developing the right network, young entrepreneurs in Europe face challenges in building globally competitive technology businesses. Through the provision of seed capital and a world class network of mentors, we want to provide a catalyst for Europe's next generation of entrepreneurs....
Hot Hot Estonia
Fighting the awful sunburn from Saturday I went to a store with an intent to fetch different liquids in wholesale quantities. That's what water and -- God forbid! -- beer shelves looked like... Thought 1: how much planning effort would it really take to increase supply of the very basic goods specific for a season? Though 2: goods that were out were very brand specific. Does the fact that A. LeCoq was out, but plenty of Saku left tell...
Branson's Screw It, Let's Do It
A few months ago I happened to pick up a few (business) biographies from a bookstore. The stack is still quite high, but I've gone through some now and thought I'd share some reading notes. First off, Sir Richard Branson's Screw It, Let's Do It. Don't be intimidated the self-help-in-ten-steps-guide style title, it actually is a nice and quick (a few inter-European flights) intro to Branson's world and Virgin in it. Why read it? For most of the world Branson...
Esimene pimekohting, edukas
Tänane EBS Blind Date kujunes lustlikumaks, kui ette arvata oskasin. Viieminutiline formaat korraga ühe või kahe tudengi küsimustele vastamiseks, ja nii kaks tundi järjest on päris intensiivne. Nii mõnigi tööpäev võib küll tunduda väga sarnane, aga tihedad koosolekute seeriad on alati ju vähemalt á 15-30 minuti pikkused. Ja töökoosolekul osalejad tunnevad enamasti teineteist, teavad arutatava ümber laiemat konteksti ja eesmärki (otsust, infovahetust), mida kohtumisega on vaja saavutada. Pimekohtingul alustad nullist (kui välja arvata paar üksikut erakordselt hästi Skype, eBay, Ambient...
Positively Ideating Futuristic Communicator-Wooer
Inspired bt wolli's recent revelation I'm publishing my personal strengths as well. Read more about the thinking on why should I care, but in a nutshell: People progress more rapidly in their areas of greatest talent than in their areas of weakness. Yet too many training and development approaches focus on making improvements in areas of weakness.In other words: Trying only to fix what you suck at is purely risk mitigation for that you mess something up you shouldn't be...
Skype'i töötajate blogid Eesti "oluliseimad"
Koduleht.eu genereeritav Eesti blogide pingerida näeb päris üllatav välja. Mis täpselt on "eesti blogi" kriteeriumiks, jääb topi puhul küll pisut lahtiseks. Blogi "olulisuse" kriteeriumiks on seekord aga võetud PageRank, ehk siis indeks skaalal 0..10, mis arvutatakse vastavalt sellele, kui palju mingile lehele viidatakse ja kui palju omakorda viidatakse neile lehtedele, kust viited tulevad. Sergei & Larry teadustöö Stanfordist, mis on Google otsingumootori aluseks relevantsete tulemuste leidmisel. See selleks....
Very very international
I've always considered one of the coolest things about working for Skype the deeply international group of people. About a fifth of our Tallinn staff of almost 300 have moved to Estonia from elsewhere in the world to work with us. And that group of happy expats has over 30 nationalities. In Skype globally, the unique nations count must be something in higher fifties, I think. I very strongly believe into the cultural, linguistic and human diversity this setup has...
Business to Business to Consumer
Seth has written a great piece on the differences between what is "very good service" organizations provide to consumers versus to other businesses. I'd like to add another twist to this....
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