The decision that made dodos famous
28 November 2011 Decision-making is like evolution. The wrong decision and you’re dead. No decision and you’re dead. Right decision and you’re alive. The dodo is a great example. At
- October 25, 2011
- Alan Knott-Craig
My kids and social networks
I have two young daughters. The most beautiful little girls in the world, and I can see the not-too-distant future where I am struck with fear that they might walk
- October 10, 2011
- Alan Knott-Craig
The importance of having children – Part II
Yesterday I awoke with a giant pimple on my forehead. I read the paper to discover that Bafana Bafana had in actual fact not qualified for the Africa Cup of
- September 30, 2011
- Alan Knott-Craig
The truth about data networks
Have you ever considered how hard it is to actually do things? Build a bridge? How hard can that be? Write the Google algorithm? It’s just a string of words,
- September 27, 2011
- Alan Knott-Craig
Secrecy vs Privacy
There is a difference between secrecy and privacy. Secrecy is the hiding of facts from the light of day. Privacy is the ability to be by oneself. Alone. Undisturbed. With
- September 27, 2011
- Alan Knott-Craig
The test for uselessness
Some jobs are easy to measure. Some jobs are difficult. That’s how life is. Big corporations spend millions of Rands and hours trying to create measurables to determine whether their
- September 27, 2011
- Alan Knott-Craig
VAS vs Apps
(co-authored by Peter Matthaei) Not so many moons ago, the only meaningful way to offer a service for cellphone users was through the Value-Added Services (VAS) channels that the network
- September 27, 2011
- Alan Knott-Craig
The importance of having children
There are many good reasons to have kids. Beer-fetchers. Garden-mowers. They support you in old age. They are a legitimate excuse to watch cartoons. They provide an object to be
- September 22, 2011
- Alan Knott-Craig
Social Capitalism
Social buying, social reading, social TV, social music. Everywhere you go, every magazine you open, every link you click, “Social” is the wave of the future. I read this morning
- September 14, 2011
- Alan Knott-Craig
The USA riots
Why haven’t we seen riots in the USA similar to what happened in the UK? First, the police in the States are not to be messed with. They have serious
- September 9, 2011
- Alan Knott-Craig
The importance of risking everything
To me, an entrepreneur is anyone who risks everything to follow his or her passion. Period. The key ingredient is “Risk everything.” All in, no going back, no plan B,
- August 10, 2011
- Alan Knott-Craig
Crazy days…
Sweetbabyjesus. Things are crazy out there at the moment. The USA is chasing Zimbabwe’s credit rating. London Bridge is burning down. Ireland, Greece, Portugal, Spain and Italy are bust. Nutty