So next time you need to rearrange your flowers or need to make a quick buck on the stock market, call me. I’ll put you in touch with the right person. Yes, this really is Martha Stewart. And no, she is not really a friend. But both facts raise interesting issues: First, how do you […]
Eve Dmochowska
Eve Dmochowska spends her day playing on and with the Internet, and thinks it is a rather fun way to make money.
She is the founder of Crowdfund, a crowd sourced fund to help local online startups get off the ground, and of the Geekspace, Joburgs first hot desking space for geeks.
She is also the co-founder of The Broadband Bible which helps SAfricans find the perfect ADSL plan and the Airtime Bible, which compares the costs of cellphone contracts.
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VCs, developers, dilemmas and wine: Where to next?
What happens when you mix online entrepreneurs, VCs and a couple of good bottles of wine over dinner, with no agenda but to discuss “the space”? A heated discussion, some bruised (and some inflated) egos and hard realities for online innovation in South Africa. The setting was perfect: a round table, in a secluded area […]
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Madeleine, her mom and the media
I’ve been following the Madeleine disappearance from the start, and have been deeply touched by the story of the little girl. The latest events haven’t made me feel much better. Madeleine’s parents are now named as suspects in the case. Tony Lankaster has a good theory about this, but my concern is more with the […]
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What the %^&* ?
Ever not put an emoticon into a quick SMS, Twitter, IM or email? Ever gotten one that confused the punctuation out of you? The first two emoticons were proposed by Dr Fahlman. He suggested using :-) to indicate jokes, and :-( to indicate serious matters. Of course, we didn’t listen, and we use the latter […]
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What the %^&* ?
Ever not put an emoticon into a quick SMS, Twitter, IM or email? Ever gotten one that confused the punctuation out of you? The first two emoticons were proposed by Dr Fahlman. He suggested using :-) to indicate jokes, and :-( to indicate serious matters. Of course, we didn’t listen, and we use the latter […]
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Are you smart enough to work for Google?
Here are some interview questions asked at Google and Microsoft. Some of these are supposed to generate a specific answer, some are asked to gauge how you estimate, analyse and approach the seemingly impossible problems. Post some of your answers in the comments, but no cheating. I’ve figured out number 10, but would be interested […]
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Why corporates should force Facebook usage
Many positive and negative things have been said about the banning of Facebook access at corporate workspaces. But corporates seriously need to wake up to the fact that they are doing themselves an injustice by trying to control their employees’ online behaviour — even if it is during office hours — and would be far […]
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The man who invented the internet
I spent the better part of Monday browsing LinkedIn, and have thus read my fill of people’s CVs. It is always interesting to see how people define and describe what they do, and LinkedIn offers the full spectrum from yawn-boring, to flighty. Look, I know it’s not easy. You have to summarise your life’s contribution […]
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What if you and a porn star share the same name?
My name is Eve Dmochowska, and trust me, there are a lot of downsides to that name. How do you pronounce that? How do you spell it? Is it Russian? (I think I am the only one who knows the answer to all three questions) But the upside is that www.evedmochowska.com was available, and that […]
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No interest in VC funding
South African entrepreneurs are obviously loaded. How else can you explain the fact that the next First Tuesday, which was meant to be a “panel discussion to determine the state of VC funding in South Africa, what funders are looking for and how you can go about gaining access to the funds available” has been […]
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What do you do?
The Dalai Lama answers: “Nothing.” Great answer. Personally, I dread this question. First, because there is no all-encompassing answer. What I do almost depends on what day of the week it is. Second, the complexity of the answer also depends on who is asking it. If you are my hairdresser, the chances are you don’t […]
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Talking vs Facebooking: Who’s better off?
If I hosted a dinner party for my 10 closest friends, the topics of conversations would undoubtedly include the expected ones: crime, the three Ms (Mbeki, Manto, Mugabe), the dollar, need for holidays and our kids’ lives. But here is what we would not be talking about: Facebook, Twitter, blogs or Web 2.0. And believe […]