Random Thought No 1

Friday, September 28, 2007

If there was a lighthouse at the end of the world, what would it be for ? Who would see it ? Who is out there ?

Back on air

Friday, June 08, 2007

Well, here we are again. Five months off-air and nothing to show for it. I originally took the whole site offline because it was just getting too much to manage. Then I decided to do a complete redesign. The trouble is, this is actually a pretty complex site, with quite a lot of legacy, and I just could not work out a strategy, let alone a design. I considered splitting it into two parts, but that means extra hassle and extra work. I considered moving it to a different host, but after signing up, I discovered that the new host didn't support remote login to MySQL (bloody stupid), so that was the end of that. Finally it seems easier to go with the flow. Maybe I'll find a way to switch from MovableType, which really a pain in the neck, to something more manageable. Maybe I'll just fiddle at the edges. But hopefully I will be more active.

Job Vacancies

Monday, November 06, 2006

"it is hard to describe the incredible beauty of the Lugano lake, also known as the Ceresio. It is probably the most beautiful feature in Ticino. Cradled in between tall, green mountains, the lake has a dramatic quality. Its calm mirror like waters change in colour and mood through the day and also through seasons." Does that sound like a place you'd like to have your office about 30 seconds away from ? If so, you might be interested in the job vacancies currently posted at Imaginventure.

Imaginventure goes live

Wednesday, October 11, 2006

We now officially exist - our provisional, Beta (but of course) web site has gone live. Depending on DNS propagation, it can be found now at either www.imaginventure.net or www.imaginventure.com.

Imaginventure

Wednesday, October 04, 2006

Well, I can now announce to the world (or at least the 3 people who read this stuff) what my new job is. Since Monday I am the "Concept Development Manager" at Imaginventure, in Lugano, Switzerland. And I'm busy. Imaginventure is "an integrated full-service business integrator". We select and transform ideas for online services into successful businesses. Unlike other companies working in this area, Y Combinator for example, we build up concepts internally, rather than provide seed funding for new startups. However, we have other mechanisms for partnering to bring new ideas in house. The area we are working in is, loosely, consumer mobile web, and we are particularly interested in areas such as community-enhanced gaming and location based services. I would certainly be interested to hear from people involved in building business in these areas. I can be contacted at work at dmantripp AT imaginventure DOT com.