http://www.betaroad.com/wordpress "We see things as we are, not as they are..." Isaac Asmiov Sun, 10 Jul 2011 07:57:48 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en It's been a long time since I posted here. I'm using an app on my Android phone. It's cool. I'm working at Everything Everywhere, specifically focused on selling Broadband online. Funny world. http://www.betaroad.com/wordpress/2011/07/the-future-is-now/ Testing some trackbacks on a new blog Test track 1 Test track 2 So this should show up on the blog - fingers crossed. http://www.betaroad.com/wordpress/2009/07/just-a-test/ The work I do generally means that I have to be precise, a details person and above all methodical. And its tough. I've always been far more of an ideas person, a light the blue touch paper and retire, rather than the firework, putting the rocket up someone to get ... http://www.betaroad.com/wordpress/2009/07/ideas-matter/ Well I've been working for a start-up companmy caled AV3 Plugins LTd now trading as AV3 Software. Its been a very interesting ride for 5 months - getting a site built, specify the details of how its going to work, getting all the administration done and writing processes. Now comes ... http://www.betaroad.com/wordpress/2009/06/av3-software-now-working/ Well, it's been a few days since my last post and boom - there are am at risk of redunandcy. Bit of a shock. But also perhaps a huge opportunity, and so I'm grabbing it with both hands. My CV polished updated and out there, had a number of conversations, and ... http://www.betaroad.com/wordpress/2008/12/found-in-the-sunlight/ Sometimes its difficult to admit that you have lost your way. (It's not just a male thing) And I do like looking at maps. What happens when you are in that undiscovered country and all your previous experience of how to navigate just isn't helping. This isn't just a metaphor. Currently I'm ... http://www.betaroad.com/wordpress/2008/12/lost-in-the-ether/ Right now I'm sat in a Hotel (Scarinish Hotel) Tiree, in the Hebridean Islands off the West Coast of Scotland. It's a stunning view over the harbour and away to Mull and Iona. I'll post some photos later and you can see simply how incredible a place it is. Quiet, ... http://www.betaroad.com/wordpress/2008/08/hebrides-and-stories/ I am fascinated by the use of story and narrative techniques and would really love to be better at telling stories, and not solely from a business point of view but in general conversation. My wife is very good but I blame that on the fact she is an infant ... http://www.betaroad.com/wordpress/2008/07/story-telling/ Just in case you thought I had vanished off the face of the planet. I'm here and still thinking about the world. Small companies certainly demand more of your time than bigger one, both mentally and physically. And I have to admit to saying that a new role means having ... http://www.betaroad.com/wordpress/2007/01/im-alive/ Its a strange choice I made to switch industries. I didn't realise at the time just how different it would be. Strange really it was a bit of a culture shock when I started working for ntl and it was different when I worked at Huawei but mostly because of ... http://www.betaroad.com/wordpress/2006/11/travel/