wow, this keynote is heavy stuff.
by jk at 10/21/2008 2:35:21 PM
"we have been giving a favour by this current downturn."
by jk at 10/21/2008 2:35:47 PM
by jk at 10/21/2008 2:38:08 PM
the power of web 2.0 applied to real world problems
by jk at 10/21/2008 2:38:08 PM
he is giving some cases on how people used social software to change something
by jk at 10/21/2008 2:38:08 PM
Tim: Singularity on one side, global economic crisis and environmental collapse on the other side.
by thewavingcat at 10/21/2008 2:38:32 PM
Open source, sharing, collaboration are a great opportunity.
by thewavingcat at 10/21/2008 2:39:40 PM
he talks about the berlin airlift as an example of peoples effort to change something
by jk at 10/21/2008 2:40:22 PM
many companies are an interesting hybrid between for-profit and non-profit
by jk at 10/21/2008 2:41:18 PM
Tim: Make a difference - it's possible to do that by investing in s
by thewavingcat at 10/21/2008 2:41:59 PM
Back to energy-related tech. Solve real problems AND make a business, it's possible
by thewavingcat at 10/21/2008 2:42:54 PM
Back to energy-related tech. Solve real problems AND make a business, it's
by thewavingcat at 10/21/2008 2:42:59 PM
by jk at 10/21/2008 2:43:16 PM
by jk at 10/21/2008 2:43:16 PM
oh, and here's a little site by my son-in-law ;-)
by jk at 10/21/2008 2:43:16 PM
example: (by Tim's son-in-law (?))
by thewavingcat at 10/21/2008 2:43:20 PM
book: the demon of our own design
by jk at 10/21/2008 2:44:44 PM
can we fix the financial system with what we learn from the web 2.0 system?
by jk at 10/21/2008 2:45:21 PM
i (jkleske) love the idea of taking lessons learned from one system to another
by jk at 10/21/2008 2:45:47 PM
by jk at 10/21/2008 2:46:04 PM
Tim: Energy accounting is going to be a massive challenge in the years to come!
by thewavingcat at 10/21/2008 2:46:32 PM
he is running through tons of inspiring startups and webapps now
by jk at 10/21/2008 2:46:41 PM
Sorry about the not-quite-regular updates. Wireless is a bit troublesome, but there's _a lot_ of people trying to be online here.
by thewavingcat at 10/21/2008 2:46:58 PM
Tim: It's not just about your profit, but what you can do for others: clients, stakeholders, others.
by thewavingcat at 10/21/2008 2:48:07 PM
Tim: Have HUGE and GREAT goals. Think of Microsoft, who at the time were "scruffy kids" ;)
by thewavingcat at 10/21/2008 2:48:33 PM
Tim: Also, think Google: "Organize the world's information"
by thewavingcat at 10/21/2008 2:48:53 PM
by jk at 10/21/2008 2:49:34 PM
Tim reads Rilke. Cool.
by thewavingcat at 10/21/2008 2:49:47 PM
that's it from Tim
by jk at 10/21/2008 2:50:55 PM
to be honest: best keynote i ever heard from him
by jk at 10/21/2008 2:51:09 PM
Yossi Vardi is coming on the stage.
by thewavingcat at 10/21/2008 2:52:23 PM
by jk at 10/21/2008 2:52:36 PM
yassi vardi on stage now
by jk at 10/21/2008 2:52:36 PM
and a general "trouble maker"
by jk at 10/21/2008 2:52:36 PM
what's your secret? - luck
by jk at 10/21/2008 2:52:36 PM
hugging tim for a moving speach
by jk at 10/21/2008 2:52:36 PM
yassi is the inventor of icq
by jk at 10/21/2008 2:52:37 PM
Yassi: "if you do the correct things, it will come back to you."
by thewavingcat at 10/21/2008 2:53:55 PM
by jk at 10/21/2008 2:55:15 PM
"who wants to give scholaships to jerks?"
by jk at 10/21/2008 2:55:24 PM
Yassi's wife: "if a kid walks away with big eyes and a your [money, that's not the idea]."
by thewavingcat at 10/21/2008 2:56:20 PM
by jk at 10/21/2008 2:56:47 PM
"you need the talent"
by jk at 10/21/2008 2:56:48 PM
"i want them to be focused and nimble"
by jk at 10/21/2008 2:56:48 PM
"my sweetspot for investing is trying to find young people"
by jk at 10/21/2008 2:56:48 PM
