geofas.com http://geofas.com Passion for technology to advance society Sat, 18 May 2013 23:18:23 +0000 en-US hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.5.1 TheTechnologyAffinityBloghttp://feedburner.google.comSubscribe with My Yahoo!Subscribe with NewsGatorSubscribe with My AOLSubscribe with BloglinesSubscribe with NetvibesSubscribe with GoogleSubscribe with PageflakesSubscribe with PlusmoSubscribe with The Free DictionarySubscribe with Bitty BrowserSubscribe with NewsAlloySubscribe with Live.comSubscribe with Excite MIXSubscribe with Attensa for OutlookSubscribe with WebwagSubscribe with Podcast ReadySubscribe with FlurrySubscribe with WikioSubscribe with Daily Rotation Spending the day with some great startups at L39 today http://geofas.com/2013/01/31/spending-the-day-with-some-great-startups-at-l39-today/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=spending-the-day-with-some-great-startups-at-l39-today http://geofas.com/2013/01/31/spending-the-day-with-some-great-startups-at-l39-today/#comments Thu, 31 Jan 2013 12:46:59 +0000 geofas http://geofas.com/2013/01/31/spending-the-day-with-some-great-startups-at-l39-today/ Loving the iPad coffee machine!

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]]> http://geofas.com/2013/01/31/spending-the-day-with-some-great-startups-at-l39-today/feed/ 2 All recruitment should happen like this! (especially steps 4 & 5) http://geofas.com/2013/01/30/all-recruitment-should-happen-like-this-especially-steps-4-5/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=all-recruitment-should-happen-like-this-especially-steps-4-5 http://geofas.com/2013/01/30/all-recruitment-should-happen-like-this-especially-steps-4-5/#comments Wed, 30 Jan 2013 17:54:50 +0000 geofas http://geofas.com/2013/01/30/all-recruitment-should-happen-like-this-especially-steps-4-5/ All recruitment should happen like this! (especially steps 4 & 5)

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Recruiting unicorns: How we hired top talent from Facebook, Google, and Apple
At our small startup, we’ve been able to recruit top-tier talent from Silicon Valley companies such as Facebook, Google, and Apple all within our [...]]]> All recruitment should happen like this! (especially steps 4 & 5)

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Recruiting unicorns: How we hired top talent from Facebook, Google, and Apple
At our small startup, we’ve been able to recruit top-tier talent from Silicon Valley companies such as Facebook, Google, and Apple all within our first year and half of operations. Here are six ste……

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]]> http://geofas.com/2013/01/30/all-recruitment-should-happen-like-this-especially-steps-4-5/feed/ 0 Fancy yourself an arcade session and a few drinks with the finest geeks of London?… http://geofas.com/2013/01/28/fancy-yourself-an-arcade-session-and-a-few-drinks-with-the-finest-geeks-of-london/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=fancy-yourself-an-arcade-session-and-a-few-drinks-with-the-finest-geeks-of-london http://geofas.com/2013/01/28/fancy-yourself-an-arcade-session-and-a-few-drinks-with-the-finest-geeks-of-london/#comments Mon, 28 Jan 2013 15:24:29 +0000 geofas http://geofas.com/2013/01/28/fancy-yourself-an-arcade-session-and-a-few-drinks-with-the-finest-geeks-of-london/ Fancy yourself an arcade session and a few drinks with the finest geeks of London? Join us at our next event on Saturday 9 Feb.

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Geekpub Arcade at Namco
So we’re mixing things up this year and holding our Namco meets separate from the regular monthly’s as [...]]]> Fancy yourself an arcade session and a few drinks with the finest geeks of London? Join us at our next event on Saturday 9 Feb.

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Geekpub Arcade at Namco
So we’re mixing things up this year and holding our Namco meets separate from the regular monthly’s as we know that although fun they are not everyones cup of tea and we miss our pubs! For those new…

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]]> http://geofas.com/2013/01/28/fancy-yourself-an-arcade-session-and-a-few-drinks-with-the-finest-geeks-of-london/feed/ 0 What a funny take on the role of Scrum Master! Hilarious! Spend your next break watching… http://geofas.com/2013/01/28/what-a-funny-take-on-the-role-of-scrum-master-hilarious-spend-your-next-break-watching/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=what-a-funny-take-on-the-role-of-scrum-master-hilarious-spend-your-next-break-watching http://geofas.com/2013/01/28/what-a-funny-take-on-the-role-of-scrum-master-hilarious-spend-your-next-break-watching/#comments Mon, 28 Jan 2013 15:16:55 +0000 geofas http://geofas.com/2013/01/28/what-a-funny-take-on-the-role-of-scrum-master-hilarious-spend-your-next-break-watching/ What a funny take on the role of Scrum Master! Hilarious! Spend your next break watching this. It's worth it.

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]]> http://geofas.com/2013/01/28/what-a-funny-take-on-the-role-of-scrum-master-hilarious-spend-your-next-break-watching/feed/ 0 Nice infographic about adult's hesitance to upgrade software http://geofas.com/2013/01/28/nice-infographic-about-adults-hesitance-to-upgrade-software/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=nice-infographic-about-adults-hesitance-to-upgrade-software http://geofas.com/2013/01/28/nice-infographic-about-adults-hesitance-to-upgrade-software/#comments Mon, 28 Jan 2013 11:52:58 +0000 geofas http://geofas.com/2013/01/28/nice-infographic-about-adults-hesitance-to-upgrade-software/ (form July 2012)

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]]> http://geofas.com/2013/01/28/nice-infographic-about-adults-hesitance-to-upgrade-software/feed/ 0 Great analysis by Mr http://geofas.com/2013/01/27/great-analysis-by-mr/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=great-analysis-by-mr http://geofas.com/2013/01/27/great-analysis-by-mr/#comments Sun, 27 Jan 2013 21:17:10 +0000 geofas http://geofas.com/2013/01/27/great-analysis-by-mr/ Hoffmann.

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If, Why, and How Founders Should Hire a “Professional” CEO | Reid Hoffman
20 years ago, the classic startup model was to have young founders start a breakthrough company, then bring in “grey hair” in the form of experienced executives once it was time to scale [...]]]> Hoffmann.

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If, Why, and How Founders Should Hire a “Professional” CEO | Reid Hoffman
20 years ago, the classic startup model was to have young founders start a breakthrough company, then bring in “grey hair” in the form of experienced executives once it was time to scale the business….

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]]> http://geofas.com/2013/01/27/great-analysis-by-mr/feed/ 0 It's nice to see this programme 'in the flesh' so to speak http://geofas.com/2013/01/23/its-nice-to-see-this-programme-in-the-flesh-so-to-speak/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=its-nice-to-see-this-programme-in-the-flesh-so-to-speak http://geofas.com/2013/01/23/its-nice-to-see-this-programme-in-the-flesh-so-to-speak/#comments Wed, 23 Jan 2013 16:03:36 +0000 geofas http://geofas.com/2013/01/23/its-nice-to-see-this-programme-in-the-flesh-so-to-speak/ These early proof-points of their strategy seem fit for grabbing a significant share of the mostly untapped emerging market where the smartphone revolution hasn't taken hold yet.

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Mozilla’s First Firefox OS Phones Are Here, and You Can’t Have One | Gadget Lab | Wired.com
The first two [...]]]> These early proof-points of their strategy seem fit for grabbing a significant share of the mostly untapped emerging market where the smartphone revolution hasn't taken hold yet.

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Mozilla’s First Firefox OS Phones Are Here, and You Can’t Have One | Gadget Lab | Wired.com
The first two official Firefox phones are here, but you’ll likely never be able to buy either one of them. On Tuesday, Mozilla and Spanish phonemaker Geeksphone announced the first two Firefox OS deve…

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]]> http://geofas.com/2013/01/23/its-nice-to-see-this-programme-in-the-flesh-so-to-speak/feed/ 0 I second that experience http://geofas.com/2013/01/23/i-second-that-experience/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=i-second-that-experience http://geofas.com/2013/01/23/i-second-that-experience/#comments Wed, 23 Jan 2013 15:58:47 +0000 geofas http://geofas.com/2013/01/23/i-second-that-experience/ We eat fairly healthily (nothing processed, mostly home-cooked), but I haven't had enough exercise for a while. A few weeks ago I get back on a bicycle and already shed 2kg without even trying.

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From fat motorcyclist to skinny cyclist – A 12 month journey to health
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From fat motorcyclist to skinny cyclist – A 12 month journey to health
I am Sam, and I used to be fat. Not just a little big podgy, really really obese. There, now I’ve got that out of the way I can get to telling you the story of how I stopped being overweight and trans…

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]]> http://geofas.com/2013/01/23/i-second-that-experience/feed/ 1 Very interesting and detailed look at how Google looks after their own http://geofas.com/2013/01/23/very-interesting-and-detailed-look-at-how-google-looks-after-their-own/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=very-interesting-and-detailed-look-at-how-google-looks-after-their-own http://geofas.com/2013/01/23/very-interesting-and-detailed-look-at-how-google-looks-after-their-own/#comments Wed, 23 Jan 2013 15:56:38 +0000 geofas http://geofas.com/2013/01/23/very-interesting-and-detailed-look-at-how-google-looks-after-their-own/ On the questions about which type of remuneration increase would be best (base, bonus, shares, ..) I'd say: choice between all of them. Different means cater to different situations in employees' lives.

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How Google Became Such a Great Place To Work
A few years ago, Google’s human [...]]]> On the questions about which type of remuneration increase would be best (base, bonus, shares, ..) I'd say: choice between all of them. Different means cater to different situations in employees' lives.

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How Google Became Such a Great Place To Work
A few years ago, Google’s human resources department noticed a problem: A lot of women were leaving the company. Like the majority of Silicon Valley software firms, Google is staffed mostly by men, an…

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]]> http://geofas.com/2013/01/23/very-interesting-and-detailed-look-at-how-google-looks-after-their-own/feed/ 0 Honest through, presented with humour. http://geofas.com/2013/01/23/honest-through-presented-with-humour/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=honest-through-presented-with-humour http://geofas.com/2013/01/23/honest-through-presented-with-humour/#comments Wed, 23 Jan 2013 13:11:34 +0000 geofas http://geofas.com/2013/01/23/honest-through-presented-with-humour/ Honest through, presented with humour.

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Ben Goldacre: Battling bad science | Video on TED.com
TED Talks Every day there are news reports of new health advice, but how can you know if they’re right? Doctor and epidemiologist Ben Goldacre shows us, at high speed, the ways evidence [...]]]> Honest through, presented with humour.

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TED Talks Every day there are news reports of new health advice, but how can you know if they’re right? Doctor and epidemiologist Ben Goldacre shows us, at high speed, the ways evidence can be distort…

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