12 Aug 2013, 18:38
Hi all,
A recent number of the German news magazine Der Spiegel (nr. 13, 2013, http://www.spiegel.de) included an article on how Kai Diekmann, head of the German Bild magazine (http://www.bild.de), had changed after moving to Silicon Valley. From being a dyed in the whool newsPAPER man, he had apparently turned into a first rate internet-hugger. He was also really enthusiastic about the dynamic business climate in the valley.
As a (mediocre) digital watch idiot savant, I found one part of the article very revealing and funny. Diekmann tells the author of the article that just about everybody in the Silicon Valley dreams about having that ground-breaking idea that would be the next big hit on the net, or next best-selling gadget, or similar. The problem is that the Silicon Valley is jam-packed with bright, industrious persons, so you (almost) always find that someone beats you to it. When you hear about someone turning YOUR idea into a product or service, you are close to shooting yourself, according to Diekmann. His own almost-blew-my-head-away-in-Silicon-Valley moment came when he heard that Apple is working on a wrist watch with an integrated cellphone.
Hm. Dick Tracy was equipped with such a device back in 1946, and could enjoy video phone calls as early as 1964 (according to the English wikipedia page about this cartoon character), AND there have already been some shots at producing such a device (though, without video).
I wonder what other "great ideas" Diekmann has come up with...
Cheers
A recent number of the German news magazine Der Spiegel (nr. 13, 2013, http://www.spiegel.de) included an article on how Kai Diekmann, head of the German Bild magazine (http://www.bild.de), had changed after moving to Silicon Valley. From being a dyed in the whool newsPAPER man, he had apparently turned into a first rate internet-hugger. He was also really enthusiastic about the dynamic business climate in the valley.
As a (mediocre) digital watch idiot savant, I found one part of the article very revealing and funny. Diekmann tells the author of the article that just about everybody in the Silicon Valley dreams about having that ground-breaking idea that would be the next big hit on the net, or next best-selling gadget, or similar. The problem is that the Silicon Valley is jam-packed with bright, industrious persons, so you (almost) always find that someone beats you to it. When you hear about someone turning YOUR idea into a product or service, you are close to shooting yourself, according to Diekmann. His own almost-blew-my-head-away-in-Silicon-Valley moment came when he heard that Apple is working on a wrist watch with an integrated cellphone.
Hm. Dick Tracy was equipped with such a device back in 1946, and could enjoy video phone calls as early as 1964 (according to the English wikipedia page about this cartoon character), AND there have already been some shots at producing such a device (though, without video).
I wonder what other "great ideas" Diekmann has come up with...
Cheers
