SAP Successfactors a Better Fit for LinkedIn

You probably have read the news today about Microsoft buying LinkedIn. I think SAP Successfactors would have been a better fit. In 2009 I was part of a team that negotiated and created a link between the SAP Community Network (SCN) and LinkedIn. That was before LinkedIn’s IPO and SAP Ventures had also invested in them. We called it Community Bio. You were …

Proud Adviser to Collaboration Startup Conteneo

Really happy to share that Conteneo has added me to their Advisory Board! Conteneo is a Silicon Valley Startup offering multidimensional collaboration solutions for the public and private sector. What excites me about Conteneo’s solutions is how they are using play elements in their collaboration products to help you deeply engage everyone in an organization. Actually, you can easily engage your whole ecosystem. Transforming Transamerica …

Jamie Foxx’ Grandmother to the Priest: “You Stop That!”

The confident grandmother of the actor and musician Jamie Foxx’s stood up in a Texan small town church when the priest started to preach about homosexuality: “God created Adam and Eve not Adam and Steve.” She stood up and said: “You stop that!” The whole church went silent, and she said: “Let me tell you something. I had this nursery school …

What Would You Improve If Your Basic Needs Were Met?

Tire Marks after St. Rafael Italian Street Art Festival 2015 — Pic by me :-) Basic Income from Wikipedia: An basic income is a form of social security system in which all citizens of a country regularly receive an unconditional sum of money from the government to cover their basic needs: food, shelter and health insurance for them and their loved ones. It …