App n Music - GigaOm interview with SoundCloud CEO Alexander Ljung
The Co-Founder and CEO talks about the service’s recent growth and more.
SoundCloud is a cool music-in-the-cloud service based in Berlin. More about SoundCloud here.
VISIONARIES - NEXT 2011 IN AARHUS, DENMARK - AUG, 27 - 31, 2011
In search of inspiration? Then think NEXT! An interesting bunch of smart people are coming together in Aarhus, Denmark, to exchange ideas about the future. Leading industry experts from AT&T, Google, TIME, Ferrari - just to name a few.
The event, organized by the InnovationLab, Aarhus - Denmark, is composed of an exposition and a conference. During 5 days in total, you will have the opportunity to discuss and experience innovations across various fields:
“The NEXT 2011 Conference is our annual mindbooster – a rare invitation into the minds of today’s most daring thinkers on Digital, Food, Green, Design, and Health. Per tradition, the speakers is a unique and handpicked line up of knowledge and those twisted ideas that will shape tomorrow.
The conference is a single track conference that covers a sharp edge across industries and organisations. All speakers contributions are relevant for the forward facing and the curious professional with a special attention to five of todays primary development modes that also correspond with Aarhus core knowledge competences, FOOD, GREEN, DESIGN, HEALTH and DIGITAL.”
More information on the conference website here. And about Aarhus here
HERE AGAIN - MARY MEEKER’S INTERNET REPORT
Now with Kleiner Perkins, the star analyst, who twice sparked a startup frenzy. Read it and act.
BUSINESS MODELLING - A NEW APPROACH BY ALEX OSTERWALDER
Alex Osterwalder is the author of the excellent book “Business Model Generation”. He introduces us into a new way how organizations can approach designing business models. Companies learn how to test their business models upfront, iterating on the feedback received from their clients, thereby reducing the risk of failure.
The book is highly recommended to anyone in the tech business. And this video is for free. Watch it!
VISION - ERIC SCHMIDT AT D9
This interview with Eric Schmidt may become legend: Eric has “screwed up” the “social thing”. He also considers 4 companies leading the new digital space. This “Gang of Four” deploys very successful platform strategies: Google, Apple, Amazon and Facebook. Watch this interview with him, led by Walt Mossberg and Karen Swisher.
VISION - BRIAN CHESKY OF AIRBNB AT STARTUP SCHOOL 2/2
Make sure to watch these two clips with Brian Chesky from Airbnb. They are financed by VC legend Ron Conway. His story is just hilarious. More at www.theroadtosiliconvalley.com
VISION - BRIAN CHESKY OF AIRBNB AT STARTUP SCHOOL 1/2
Watch the video with Brian Chesky at Startup School. He tells you the story from when he decided to create a company from getting there. And he tells it in a very funny and entertaining way. Airbnb is financed by VC legend RonConway.
