February 2012
4 posts
“It is pitch black and freezing and I am in an old, abandoned ice factory in East...”
– RRW: Fast Times In East Berlin: Exploring Europe’s New Startup Capital
actioncontents.com: The Berlin Mayor, Local... →
fiahless:
After Monday’s Print Focus Article, there’s been some whining about the lack of support by the Berlin Senate and Mayor Wowereit for the German startup scene. (here and here)
I pinged an insider and this is the sad reality:
“1. Zuständig für Euch ist der WIRTSCHAFTSSENAT - das ist in…
Interesting article from Felix. Worth a read (and some thought).
Meet the Organizer: Robert, of "Hail a Tour!" in...
gidsy:
Happy Monday, all! We hope you had a great weekend.
Today we’d like to introduce you to Robert, of the “Hail a Tour!” events in London. Robert is a qualified taxi tour guide and has a number of awesome guided adventures though London up on Gidsy - explore Harry Potter’s London, Murder in the Metropolis, Classic London & London’s American Links in the back of his classic black cab....
January 2012
5 posts
Gidsy just got funded!
gidsy:
It’s official. We’re happy to announce that Sunstone Capital, Werner Vogels, Index Capital and Ashton Kutcher have made a significant investment in Gidsy. We could not be more happy and can’t wait to take Gidsy to the next level with you.
For more information please see our press release:
http://gidsy.me/wJUJ68
Love,
Gidsy
“Eines der vielversprechendsten Berliner Start-ups ist Gidsy.com. Die...”
– Gidsy on Zeit Online: ‘Start-ups: Berlin euphorisiert die Gründerszene | Digital | ZEIT ONLINE’
“Psychologists have found a way to make money-fueled happiness last, however: Buy...”
– The Experiential Economy: Can Money Buy Happiness? (via gidsy)
“Interviewer: If you get hold of two magnets, and you push them, you can feel...”
– [Transcript] Richard Feynman on Why Questions - Less Wrong Discussion
November 2011
5 posts
Gidsy Logbook: Now in NYC! →
gidsy:
After an incredible first week in Berlin, we’re proud to announce that Gidsy is now available in NYC!
A few highlights:
Guide to Building Your Home Cocktail Bar with expert entertainer, Brian Quinn
Getting Shit Made in the USA a workshop in going from idea to finished product with…
Gidsy Logbook: We've launched our public beta... →
gidsy:
Head over to Gidsy right now and have a look around. After months of hard work, we’re launching our first public beta version…!
Wondering what Gidsy is? Gidsy is a marketplace for unique experiences, where any individual can host an activity and anyone else can book a spot in that…
actioncontents.com: Gründerszene Digs Deep →
fiahless:
Over the past few months Amen has been lucky to receive a lot of favorable, critical and honest German press coverage. We are very grateful to the amazing people at Spiegel, Welt, Zeit and the diligent bloggers at Techcrunch, netzwertig, deutsche startups, TechBerlin and
October 2011
7 posts
Gidsy Logbook: Gidsy is hiring: join the team! →
gidsy:
Things have been shaping up here at the Gidsy HQ. Meanwhile, our new office is also becoming nicer every day. At the moment, we’re preparing for the big launch. Soon, we can share more good news. But this is only the beginning, and we’re hiring talented people to join the team. We’re…
Gidsy on Facebook →
If you like us on Gidsy, I’ll buy beer for you. Really.
Gidsy Logbook: Tuesday Tube Day: Ken Robinson on... →
gidsy:
The very clever Sir Ken Robinson explains why education systems need a complete overhaul in this 10-minute animated lecture from London’s RSA. See how creativity is being allowed to go to waste, and what we can do to change the situation.
Schools are still pretty much organized on…
“From a lonely rusted tower in a forest north of Moscow, a mysterious shortwave...”
– Inside the Russian Short Wave Radio Enigma | Wired Magazine
September 2011
7 posts
3 tags
6 tags
1000 friends and counting...
gidsy:
We made it - Gidsy now has over 1000 likes on Facebook! Thanks to everyone who has liked our page. We’re delighted to see so many of you there.
You may recall that we promised a special Gidsy-edition Berlin Moleskine notebook to one of the last 70 people to like us before reaching this landmark. And the prize goes to…Mara Goldwyn! Congratulations, Mara.
“With Depression, war, fascism, the wall and the mass migration of talent out of...”
– Berlin’s Tech Scene Offers Hope to Economy - NYTimes.com
Watch(via Edial Dekker “Trusted networks and the rise of the micro-entrepreneur” - Lift Conference)
The Logbook: Introducing: Gidsy Handbooks →
gidsy:
We’re pleased to announce the latest addition to our website! Gidsy Handbooks are an invaluable learning resource for all of our users, whether you’ll be hosting activities or booking them.
We know what your first thought might be: “Handbooks… Learning…? Borrrrring!” Which is why we decided to…
August 2011
5 posts
“However, Amen and Gidsy (both yet to officially launch) are getting tongues...”
– Why Berlin is home to a new generation of beautiful-looking apps
6 tags
Gidsy launching in NYC and Berlin
gidsy:
We’re excited to announce we will make our debut in the sister cities Berlin and New York, launching in both cities at once.
Berlin and New York City are sister cities in many ways. Despite a 377-year age difference, many aspects of their personalities are similar. ”New York City is the prim and proper maiden, Berlin […] the slutty mistress,” wrote the Village Voice from New York once....
7 tags
A rainy interview with Marco Clausen
gidsy:
Next in our series of interviews with organizers in Berlin: we talk to Marco Clausen, co-founder of Nomadisch Grün and the Prinzessinnengarten.
You may recall that we’ve mentioned the Prinzessinnengarten at Moritzplatz before. We wanted to learn more about the garden and its development, so we took a walk over to its charming garden café, amid the trees and flourishing mobile planters,...
Watchtechinberlin:
Reuters: “Startups make Berlin European Tech Hub”
You can find an in depth TechBerlin interview with Soundcloud CEO Alexander Ljung here. For a list of other articles about Berlin becoming the European tech hub click here.
by Nikolas Woischnik
July 2011
12 posts
“Randi Zuckerberg, Facebook’s marketing director, has a fix for cyberbullying:...”
– Facebook’s Randi Zuckerberg: Anonymity Online ‘Has To Go Away’
“The point I think is this: Pseudonyms are not in themselves harmful. Yes, they...”
– Caterina.net» Blog Archive » Anonymity and Pseudonyms in Social Software
“In our culture, we’re suspicious of strangers. They’re a threat. They lurk in...”
– word
David Weinberger, linked from an older post on Caterina’s blog (via cacioppo)
Bored? Good, then you should read this
gidsy:
This is a guest post by Madeline Maher, who will join the team as community manager next week. We’ll let her introduce herself later, so stay tuned…
Alice: Would you tell me, please, which way I ought to go from here? The Cat: That depends a good deal on where you want to get to. Alice: I don’t much care where. The Cat: Then it doesn’t much matter which way you go.
— Lewis Carroll,...
“Dunbar’s number is suggested to be a theoretical cognitive limit to the...”
– Dunbar’s number - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
WatchblitzTag + Light Rider premiere by my friend Jesse Scott - well done, sir!
June 2011
8 posts
Airplane Food The Event @ Amsterdam Roest / July...
oiseauxdemerde:
Fasten your seatbelts,
on July 15th, Les Oiseaux de Merde and Amsterdam Roest will launch the first Airplane Food Event! Boarding at 6pm. Once we are in the air, dinner will be served in such a fashion that airplane food will never be the same again!
“We don’t have a precise read on why this slower pace of growth is persisting”
– Ben Bernake
When is comes to the state of our economy the US government is out of answers and out of time.
In his report yesterday Bernake, head of the Federal reserve, acknowledged that after hundreds of billions of dollars in bailouts the economy is still in dire straits.And that the deep...
I am speaking at the Medienforum
gidsy:
We’ll be hosting a workshop at the Medienforum in Cologne this Wednesday. Together with Igor from Third Wave, we’ll host a workshop about the future of cities and the roles of technology, collaboration and media consumption. If you are around, let us know!