Muito se fala do “poder” dos votos brancos e nulos em uma eleição majoritária obrigatória. De que os mesmos seriam uma forma de protesto e legítimo exercício da cidadania, pois se nenhum candidato se mostrou dentro das expectativas de certos eleitores e eles são obrigados a votar, então tem o... Continue reading

I once heard a statement that got me thinking: “the ultimate proof that God exists is that “the end” exists. Humans and science all so full of themselves that they would never factor “the end” in their designs." Whether God exists or not is another discussion, but factor the end... Continue reading

"É o melhor dos tempos. É o pior dos tempos." Assim começa um dos mais interessantes vídeos sobre o futuro da Internet, chamado EPIC 2015 (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OQDBhg60UNI), do Museu de História da Mídia. E ele é a base do momento que passamos. Mas antes devemos olhar os fatores que nos trouxeram... Continue reading

Há um ditado que diz que o mundo dá voltas. E no mundo da tecnologia ele gira na velocidade da luz. Nos anos 80 o mundo da tecnologia começava uma nova era, onde gênios criavam em suas garagens um novo paradigma para a computação. Estava inventada a computação pessoal. Na... Continue reading

By Evandro Reis ([email protected]), Nov 5th 2012 (original text @ http://universe986.typepad.com/blog/2012/11/no-o-surface-no-um-ipad-killer-e-no-precisa-ser.html). I write this text using my newest work device: a Microsoft Surface RT using Word 2013. Expected by many and criticized by many others, this tablet marks Microsoft's entry into the fray in earnest to conquer the market of... Continue reading

Escrevo esse texto em meu mais novo dispositivo de trabalho: um Microsoft Surface RT. No Word 2013. Esperado por muitos e criticado por outros tantos, esse tablet marca a entrada da Microsoft na briga para valer para conquistar o mercado da computação que se apresenta para o século XXI. Após... Continue reading

Vou abrir com a conclusão desse artigo: a Apple já não é mais a mesma e vai perder seu brilho. Simplesmente ela desistiu da tribo que a criou e a trouxe até aqui. Antes que os defensores incondicionais do radicalismo “platafórmico” comecem a sessão de “trolagem” deixem-me logo dizer: sou... Continue reading

Long gone are the times where one could easily set one competitor apart from the others. OS/2 vs Windows NT, Oracle vs Microsoft, Macs vs PC, so on and so forth. Those good old times had the power to conquer hearts and minds polarizing opinions and creating a setting closer... Continue reading

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Many entrepreneurs have as their first goal to partner with a VC in order to raise money and turn their dreams into a money-making machine. But are you really ready to deal with a VC? Before you answer that question let me tell you some situations you WILL face when... Continue reading

Here are some places where you can find more information about startups. http://younoodle.com/ http://www.killerstartups.com/ http://startupsearch.org/ http://www.microsoftstartupzone.com/BizSparkDB/Pages/Company_Directory.aspx Continue reading

Why do people succeed? Is it because they're smart? Or are they just lucky? Neither. Analyst Richard St. John condenses years of interviews into an unmissable 3-minute slideshow on the real secrets of success. A self-described average guy who found success doing what he loved, Richard St. John spent more... Continue reading

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Whether they’re looking for money, customers, employees, suppliers or partners, entrepreneurs are always pitching. But they sometimes have only the length of time it takes an investor to guzzle a martini or a potential partner to ride an elevator to interest a prospect. The point of an “elevator pitch” is... Continue reading

I am a movie fanatic. I think movies have the power to reduce complex subjects into 90-minute reflections that can change your life for good. Many of the things I know (include my English) I have learned by watching movies. But nothing in my life is more related to movies... Continue reading

Many entrepreneurs want to do business over the Internet. But do you really know what is the Internet? If you do, great, but if you don't sit down, relax, and enjoy this brilliant documentary. "History of the internet" is an animated documentary explaining the inventions from time-sharing to filesharing, from... Continue reading

Long gone are the times where could easily set one competitor apart from the others. OS/2 vs Windows NT, Oracle vs Microsoft, Macs vs PC, so on so forth. Those good old times had the power to conquer hearts and minds polarizing opinions and creating a setting closer to sports fans and sometimes radicals. Not anymore. Today's business environment demands that companies see allies as competitors and competitors as allies... at the same time. Companies had to change to survive and growth and mong the most impressive turnaround stories in corporate America is Apple's story. The company has come from... Continue reading

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Many entrepreneurs have as their first goal to partner with a VC in order to raise money and turn their dreams into a money-making machine. But are you really ready to deal with a VC? Before you answer that question let me tell you some situations you WILL face when dealing with VCs: VCs will want 50% or more of your company before they step in; You will become an employee of your company (which is now based in Delaware); VCs will require between 10-20% of shares to be set aside to be given to senior management as stock options.... Continue reading

If you are considering starting a business you must know this book by heart. Continue reading

Why do people succeed? Is it because they're smart? Or are they just lucky? Neither. Analyst Richard St. John condenses years of interviews into an unmissable 3-minute slideshow on the real secrets of success. A self-described average guy who found success doing what he loved, Richard St. John spent more than a decade researching the lessons of success -- and distilling them into 8 words, 3 minutes… Continue reading

Here are some places where you can find more information about startups. http://younoodle.com/ http://www.killerstartups.com/ http://startupsearch.org/ http://www.microsoftstartupzone.com/BizSparkDB/Pages/Company_Directory.aspx Continue reading