Who Cares About the Money Anyway?
A lot of questions surrounding startups and Internet companies revolve around money. What is their business model? How will they make money? I don’t see how they will ever make…
Boris
Boris is a blogger, speaker and serial entrepreneur. He founded The Next Web but also V3 Redirect Services (sold), HubHop Wireless Internet Provider (sold), Twitter Counter, Spread.us and several other companies. Boris is very active on Twitter as @Boris, on Google+ and Facebook.
Stories by Boris
Here's a Great Way to Fight Spammers & Scammers
Last night I spent a few hours (seriously) reading the hilarious stories at DontEvenReply.com. The website’s author emails people who post classified ads. As he puts it: “My goal is…
In an Ideal World, No-one Would Know You've Been Acquired
Seen that rumored sale of Digg to The Washington Post today? What was your first feeling? Were you thinking ‘Oh wow, that is great news for Digg and its users’?…
TNW2012 Conference Magazine: You’ve Never Seen Anything Like It
A few months ago we started publishing TNW Magazine. A monthly iPad publication with stories, movies, music, apps and other content that is interesting for our audience. It is great…
The Innovation Needed Before eBooks Replace 'pBooks'
I haven’t bought a paper book since I bought my first iPad in 2010. Before that I bought between 20 and 40 books a year. I also own every Wired…
“When You're Finished Changing, You're Finished.”
One of the most widespread misconceptions I encounter when talking to people about the current state of the web is that this is pretty much it. People can’t imagine some…
Who is Attending The Next Web Conference 2012?
As you can imagine we are busy organizing TNW2012 (The Next Web Conference 2012) right now and we always enjoy looking through the ticket sales database to see which companies…
How to Stay Sane as an Entrepreneur
A friend who studied entrepreneurship recently started his own company. After being on the sidelines and writing about entrepreneurs for years he decided to leave the academic world and venture…
Launching Spread.us: Create Massive Social Reach
At The Next Web we pride ourselves on not just being journalists or bloggers who report on technology from the sidelines. Instead we’re active entrepreneurs working on new services and…
Poll: Is It Time To Say Goodbye To Siri?
There are a few apps on my iPhone that are there just to show other people how cool the iPhone is. They aren’t useful really, except that when people want…
What If You Owned Sunken Ship Costa Concordia?
I have been asking myself that question all day. How would I react if I owned that ship, and employed the captain that sunk it. How would you react? We…
Don't ask me for advice; buy me lunch instead!
Just like everybody else I receive way too much email. I’m pretty good in managing it all (Inbox Zero baby!) but it is still work. Some of these emails are from…
Digital Business Cards? Don't hold your breath
The Palmpilot was probably the first commercially available gadget that let you transfer vCards over thin air. It used Infrared, and later Bluetooth, to transfer information from device to device….
How many legs does a dog have?
Does a dog have 1, 2, 3 or 4 legs? The answer: all of the above. Most dogs are born with 4 legs, of course, but some are born with…
Why do you read Playboy magazine?
For the articles right? The reason why it’s almost politically correct to buy the magazine is because the articles are often really good. Playboy offers buyers a way to defend…
