Here are some of my reactions to Paul Graham’s latest article, The Future of Web Startups. Pardon the lack of a creative title. All quotes below are from the article. Read his article before this post.
It’s so cheap to start web startups that orders of magnitudes more will be started. If the pattern holds [...]
A curious pair of stories coming from the same interview:
Singapore ‘poaching’ more Filipino software developers
RP software company eyes more acquisitions of foreign firms.
In the first article, Fermin Taruc wears his Philippine Software Industry Association (PSIA) hat and complains about an effect of globalization. There is job mobility for the Filipino programmers, who can move to [...]
We’ve been talking about tech, our country, and our capabilities in starting startups. Now let’s look at something common to small, new companies and large, established ones alike. Software Developer Talent.
First of all who are the “seniors” and what makes them senior? While this was a PinoyJUG mailing list discussion on junior Java developers, it’s [...]
Let’s say you did start a startup in the Philippines. Would Google buy you out? How about Yahoo, Microsoft, Amazon, or eBay (like Stumbleupon?)
Or would Google & Company ever buy into a local company? I thought that when a Google executive came over it was for some deal. No go there.
I hope this happens soon, [...]
“Giga” Om Malik writes about Nokia’s Nroblems. Selling in the US is tough. How are they doing here in Nokia-loving Philippines?
I’ve been curious as to why US consumers don’t want to pay cash for phones, and prefer to get it through carriers instead. Or is it how the market works? There are people here who [...]
So some people just don’t get problogging.
Lots of interesting discussion there. Expect this when you’re doing something disruptive.
Abe dispenses problogging advice freely. Even if you don’t make it your career, it’s all good stuff.
No, there is no LinkedIn Philippines.
Why are there few Filipino users in LinkedIn? Is it because Pinoys prefer the fun social networks, or, the influential and connected people who should be on LinkedIn aren’t there (or even on the Internet at all?) Or it is because you need to pay to get full access?
I got [...]
From Abe’s blog, David Dennis commented. I remember him from inet-access (Internet Access mailing list) of the olden days. He wants to work on his Internet business from here. I remembered an earlier thread from Kevin Burton, the latest post: Startups Should Eat and Party Like Kings. He worked on TailRank from Phuket.
I’m sure Thailand [...]
I joined the invitation through Abe Olandres to attend the Exist launch/presscon.
I finally got to meet the chairman, Winston Damarillo, who read my old blog post. I pointed out the Filipino Connection of his previous company, Gluecode Software, sold to IBM. This did not come out in the press.
He had an interesting talk/discussion about outsourcing/offshoring [...]
