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This is the presentation I will give at the Founder Institute, March 8th, 2011 session in San Francisco, on “Startup Research”. Startup Research (Founder Institute, San Francisco, March 8th, 2011) View more presentations from Simone Brunozzi

That’s one way to explain Italy to non italians, at least from a working perspective. Let me start with this story here: Treehouse hits the Deadpool; founder off to Google. Treehouse was a Mobile Photo Sharing startup. Chrys Bader, the founder, says: “We were indeed the first to really identify the market for mobile photo sharing. It all started when we asked the question “What if you could see your friends’ camera rolls? ... Read more

This Sunday I rented a car and went around Seattle with Lisa. We went to Snoqualmie Falls (East of Seattle), and then to Port Townsend, North East of Seattle. It was a fun ride. We also enjoyed a great pizza at the Waterfront pizza. Here I am :) (Lisa thinks I’m ugly in this photo; I don’t care if I look ugly, as long as you like me anyway).

Dearest readers, you’ve surely read about my 2011 Evil Plan: be part of the Long Way Up expedition. This is a call to action: if you want to help me, **just go here and tell them why **they should let me join :)

Few days ago I posted a long and detailed review of Hugh McLeod’s Evil Plans. Some people commented on the blog, tens shared it on Facebook, a few others sent me a private email with their thoughts about it. One of them said: well, nice review, but then… What’s your evil plan for 2011? He knows that, even before they were nicely defined by Hugh, I always have had Evil Plans in my life. ... Read more

This is my review of Evil Plans: Having Fun on the Road to World Domination, by Hugh McLeod Warning: very long blog post! I’ve finished reading “Evil Plans”, by Hugh McLeod. Bought in Singapore last Sunday for** 30.10 USD** (38.47 SGD), twice as much as you pay in the US, which says a lot about my love for Hugh and my impelling desire to read this book. Yes, interesting book, I should say! ... Read more

Ok, let me have fun for a minute. I’ve taken the picture below at Changi Airport, the main Airport in Singapore. I thought it was funny to have these signs together. I couldn’t resist to imagine this guy that: - Has a huge meal at the Airport; - Feels the urgency to visit a restroom for some “serious” output; - However, his meal so unhealthy and so abundant, that he can’t “output” anything; - Ok, he goes to the prayer room, and asks God to help him. ... Read more

What’s the best way to understand something apparently obscure? Easy: look at how that business, that institution, that group of people or that individual thrives. How it makes money. How it survives. From this, you can understand almost everything else. Let’s take a look at airports: most people would agree that airports suck, big time. Some of them suck less, because they are beautiful, well organized, and treat you very well during your wait for the flight. ... Read more

As you know, I work for Amazon.com, as a Technology Evangelist, Amazon Web Services, AsiaPacific. I can say that it’s a really exciting company to work for, and especially in the Cloud Computing business, these are very exciting days! If you’re interested in working for Amazon.com in Asia (in most cases, based in the beautiful city of Singapore), check out the open positions we have: Amazon Web Services, Singapore and Asia Pacific. ... Read more