I am Ben Bergeret (also going by ‘Benoit’) and this is my tech blog. A random gathering of observations, commentary, opinions on things tech that inspire me. Updated when updated. More about me at about.me/benbergeret. (All comments, opinions or errors appearing in these posts are mine and mine only and do not represent those of my clients, employers, friends or anybody else. Blame them on me, nobody else, and get in touch with corrections, precisions or even flames if that’s what you feel like)Tumblr (3.0; @oneeyeontech)http://benbergeret.com/<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/3fd49fcf04c294dc7da08ba21f2ae58a/tumblr_mmv3rkK8cI1qlyq73o1_250.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>You know it’s time to get your fingers to the keyboard and blog again when… someone you are interviewing for a job complains that you haven’t blogged in too long! </p>http://benbergeret.com/post/50530192359http://benbergeret.com/post/50530192359Wed, 15 May 2013 18:57:20 -0400Time to take a few minutes in this second day of 2013 to wish you a Happy New Year! &#8230; and...http://benbergeret.com/post/39519744217http://benbergeret.com/post/39519744217Wed, 02 Jan 2013 19:57:00 -0500'mobile intelligence''big data''carrieriq'carrier iq'ciqagent'agent software'eff'electronic frontier foundation''customer experience management''system data'diagnosticsappleandroid““… the way forward is to learn to see any startup in any industry as a grand...http://benbergeret.com/post/39299889937http://benbergeret.com/post/39299889937Mon, 31 Dec 2012 06:41:48 -0500startup lean entrepreneurship vision 'eric ries'Just posted on SlideShare: "Setting up a tech business in the US: considerations on incorporation,...http://benbergeret.com/post/32227623977http://benbergeret.com/post/32227623977Mon, 24 Sep 2012 19:44:41 -0400startuptechnologyincorporationequityfinancingventure capitalusaexperienceShort but to-the-point opinion: Fred Wilson sees future growth dominated by mobile.: “There is...http://benbergeret.com/post/26431797728http://benbergeret.com/post/26431797728Tue, 03 Jul 2012 14:12:31 -0400mobilefred wilsonmobile appsmobile enterprisegrowthweb appscloudnetworksinfrastructuredevices Reading reactions about the Instagram purchase by Facebook this morning (read the WSJ announcement...http://benbergeret.com/post/20796718533http://benbergeret.com/post/20796718533Mon, 09 Apr 2012 20:06:23 -0400instagramfacebookmobilemobile appsadvertsingtsophoto sharingVCM&amp;Aviralsticky“In one simple fake video, Google has created a level of over-hype and over-expectation that...http://benbergeret.com/post/20787589799http://benbergeret.com/post/20787589799Mon, 09 Apr 2012 13:53:00 -0400 Big Data fascinates me Ever since my technology adolescence days, when I was studying data...http://benbergeret.com/post/19943290813http://benbergeret.com/post/19943290813Mon, 26 Mar 2012 02:37:15 -0400hortonhortonworksdr seussbig datautcmachine learningknowledge-based systemsdata structurestartupsvitogodata modelhadoopapachemap/reducegooglelispclearstoryclearstorydatapalantirpalantir technologiesyahoo!benchmarkbabarhorton plainssri lankaserendipserendibConference: the Quantified Self: I will attend the Quantified Self conference to be held September...http://benbergeret.com/post/18993317541http://benbergeret.com/post/18993317541Fri, 09 Mar 2012 01:50:00 -0500Quantified selfStanfordwithingsfitbitpalantirrunkeeperfuture<iframe width="400" height="300" src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/lxI1L1RiSJQ?wmode=transparent&autohide=1&egm=0&hd=1&iv_load_policy=3&modestbranding=1&rel=0&showinfo=0&showsearch=0" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen></iframe><br/><br/><p>I couldn’t resist this one… The geekiest game announcement video ever. (Note the tablet that’s used at the end? Not a <a href="http://www.pcmag.com/article2/0,2817,2401313,00.asp" title="http://www.pcmag.com/article2/0,2817,2401313,00.asp" target="_blank">‘new iPad’</a> — well done, <a href="http://www.rovio.com/" title="http://www.rovio.com/" target="_blank">Rovio</a>.</p>http://benbergeret.com/post/18974136300http://benbergeret.com/post/18974136300Thu, 08 Mar 2012 19:31:32 -0500angry birdsroviogamenasaangry birds spacespacegravityastronautsamsunggalaxysamsung galaxyipadnew ipadgeekMy friend Cecile Thirion (@cecilesf) sent me tonight an interesting piece of advice from Henrick...http://benbergeret.com/post/18841058121http://benbergeret.com/post/18841058121Tue, 06 Mar 2012 10:10:53 -0500mentoringmentorseedcampfaccsffounder institutestartupsfastCompanynextusercloudncoadeo ressirealeyes3dqipitgoogleplexadvicebusiness boosterfounderceo<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lzt2s8gRNB1qlyq73o1_500.gif"/><br/><br/><p><strong>The Mobile Revolution</strong> <em>(As Seen From a Factory Dock)</em></p> <p>A snapshot of 37 years of personal computing through total shipments figures (beware the logarithmic scale; what is most relevant here are the slopes).</p> <p>Even though the Macintosh platform adoption has accelerated tremendously in recent years (which shows as the linear slope since 2002-3 in the log scale), the revolution is in the mobile platforms. Check the <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Symbian" title="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Symbian" target="_blank">Symbian</a> shipment rates 2001-2004: beats the iPad, on par with early iPhone / RIM rates. Mobile, already. Have we forgotten?</p> <p>(Nostalgia moment, on my birthday: how many of these platforms have you put your fingers on, coding for them or using them?)</p> <p>Looking forward to the <a href="http://www.infoworld.com/t/mobile/2011-the-year-personal-computing-will-reinvent-itself-967" title="http://www.infoworld.com/t/mobile/2011-the-year-personal-computing-will-reinvent-itself-967" target="_blank">New World of Personal Computing</a>!</p> <p><em>(source: The Economist. Click on graph to go to the article. Via <a href="https://twitter.com/#!/burtonlee" title="https://twitter.com/#!/burtonlee" target="_blank">@burtonlee</a>.)</em></p>http://benbergeret.com/post/18077434452http://benbergeret.com/post/18077434452Wed, 22 Feb 2012 12:48:08 -0500personal computingmobileplatformsburton leepcmacintoshrimappleiphoneipadsymbian<iframe width="400" height="300" src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/AD_zJODQxhU?wmode=transparent&autohide=1&egm=0&hd=1&iv_load_policy=3&modestbranding=1&rel=0&showinfo=0&showsearch=0" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen></iframe><br/><br/><p>Aspiring tech entrepreneurs: “How Long Can You Keep Dreaming?” <br/>(via <a href="http://www.youtube.com/user/1M1MRoundtables" title="http://www.youtube.com/user/1M1MRoundtables" target="_blank">Sramana Mitra</a> by way of <a href="http://delbourg-delphis.com/2/" title="http://delbourg-delphis.com/2/" target="_blank">Marylene Delbourg-Delphis</a>)</p>http://benbergeret.com/post/18026070843http://benbergeret.com/post/18026070843Tue, 21 Feb 2012 15:59:00 -0500entrepreneurdreamsfinancingbootstrapsramanamarylene delbourg-delphisearly stage<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lz7h0zcwf51qlyq73o1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>Portraits d’Entrepreneurs, #3: <strong>Marten Mickos</strong>, <em><a href="http://www.eucalyptus.com" target="_blank">www.eucalyptus.com</a><br/>After building MySQL from a garage project to a groundbreaking success ($1bn sale to Sun), Marten has set his sight on private clouds. Do you know many CEOs who would promise to get their head shaved with the engineering release number engraved on it, if their team was to ship on time? He did. Release #3 was shipped on time, as now showing on his occiput. #ultimategeekiness</em></p>http://benbergeret.com/post/17400546558http://benbergeret.com/post/17400546558Fri, 10 Feb 2012 20:48:00 -0500mickosentrepreneurportraiteucalyptuscloudprivate cloudmysqlsun<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lz7goadwfR1qlyq73o1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>Portraits d’Entrepreneurs, #2: <strong>Fabien Degaugue</strong>, <em><a href="http://www.qualityback.com" target="_blank">www.qualityback.com</a><br/>Serial entrepreneur Fabien, founder of PeerPong (acquired by FormSpring), now working on improving feedback from clients to businesses. And more. But shhh…</em></p>http://benbergeret.com/post/17400132508http://benbergeret.com/post/17400132508Fri, 10 Feb 2012 20:40:58 -0500entrepreneurportraitpeerpongformspringsocial networking<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lz7gb91fu71qlyq73o1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>Portraits d’Entrepreneurs, #1: <strong>Carlos Diaz</strong>, <em><a href="http://www.kwarter.com" target="_blank">www.kwarter.com</a><br/>Serial entrepreneur Carlos, after breaking ground in the enterprise social networking space with BlueKiwi, is set on ruling the second screen with a killer game for iPad and iPhone.</em></p>http://benbergeret.com/post/17399712159http://benbergeret.com/post/17399712159Fri, 10 Feb 2012 20:33:00 -0500diazkwarterbluekiwiportraitentrepreneurenterprisesecond screentv“I guess you’d have to say that the current chapter of our history started about 10...http://benbergeret.com/post/17139612180http://benbergeret.com/post/17139612180Sun, 05 Feb 2012 23:45:00 -0500sirifortunezuckerbergsocial mediaaitim cookapplePinterest is the latest web craze or so it seems: &#8216;Pin&#8217; visual content (images, video)...http://benbergeret.com/post/16992104295http://benbergeret.com/post/16992104295Fri, 03 Feb 2012 16:53:41 -0500pinterestcopyrightvisual contentviralityfrictionless sharingviralbrandsbrand marketingremarkzvisual searchweb annotationrealeyes3dw-postcardappropriation of contentlawrence lessiglessigremixA tweet by @mikesmayer got my attention recently: The Most Counterintuitive Sales Strategy You’ve...http://benbergeret.com/post/16844097655http://benbergeret.com/post/16844097655Wed, 01 Feb 2012 19:01:56 -0500salessales managementsales processsales strategysoftwaresoftware salesteamfocus“A business can empower a workforce by giving them a mobile data management cloud. The whole...http://benbergeret.com/post/16852171008http://benbergeret.com/post/16852171008Wed, 01 Feb 2012 00:24:00 -0500enterprisemobile enterprisemobile appsrich minergoogle