Laurent Kretz's Tumbelog

One way ticket for Paris

Tue, 26 May 2009 17:31:22 -0400

Boom, it’s done.

5 years in 5 blocks

Sat, 16 May 2009 16:58:33 -0400

As I was walking back home from lower east side tonight, it hit me. Passing by Max Fish, Piano, Orchard, Stanton, Avenue A, Rivington, the homeless on 7th and A, the punks on St Marks and…

Business ideas are a dime a dozen

Thu, 14 May 2009 16:58:31 -0400

Business ideas are a dime a dozen:

Business ideas are a dime a dozen

Pamela Slim in this interview with Guy Kawasaki.

I said it in the past, and any accomplished entrepreneur (like Charlie O’Donnell here…

The first day of the rest of my life

Tue, 12 May 2009 16:58:28 -0400

The first day of the rest of my life:

Like everyone with an entrepreneurial spirit, I’ve had many business ideas.

The one I pushed the further until CabEasy was SubMate. Saddly, SubMate didn’t fly. It didn’t fly for…

The world is not enough

Mon, 11 May 2009 16:58:26 -0400

The world is not enough:

I was writing recently about OLX and am happy to congratulate Fabrice on his new funding round.

However, half of the comments are bashing OLX and/or the founders, Fabrice Grinda and Alec…

FrogVentures needs you!

Mon, 04 May 2009 12:44:42 -0400

FrogVentures needs you!:

A great initiative from Jean Carl Cohen, founder of Capital Booster and managing director of Shagya Capital: Frog Ventures, an early stage fund that Jean Carl is trying to launch in…

Sprint, the Now Network

Thu, 23 Apr 2009 18:38:42 -0400

Sprint, the Now Network:

Just stumbled upon this amazing video from Sprint, advertising the “Now Network”.
You might have seen it, but if not, take a look at the figures, amazing!

Tilt-shift video

Thu, 23 Apr 2009 18:38:42 -0400

Tilt-shift video:

I created my first set of Tilt-shift pictures last week. Tilt-shifting makes your pictures look like miniatures, as if you were looking at a model from very close.

You can take a look…

Career evolution in advertising simplified

Wed, 22 Apr 2009 18:38:35 -0400

Career evolution in advertising simplified:

Want to work in advertising? Check out this career evolution paths by WorkForFood! ;)

The software logos are for Dreamweaver, Flash, Ilustrator, Photoshop, Excel,…

Google closes the loop?

Tue, 21 Apr 2009 18:38:34 -0400

Google closes the loop?:

Google Profiles are now available in results of Google name searches. Only available in the US, but that’s kind of in the line of a post I wrote a week ago: What if …? Gmail vs Facebook vs…

Wordpress Update…

Fri, 17 Apr 2009 16:34:25 -0400

Wordpress Update…:

I just updated my blog from an old wordpress to Wordpress 2.7.1. Seamless on Dreamhost, I’m quite surprised (especially due to the number of tweaks I have done…). Let me know if anything is broken!

Flickr is Dead

Thu, 16 Apr 2009 16:34:24 -0400

Flickr is Dead:

… or not.

Picture by Jaccoy

I was recently speaking with a friend about how Flickr was an amazing tool. I have been using it for years now. I love the ease of upload…

Free vs Not

Wed, 15 Apr 2009 16:34:23 -0400

Free vs Not:

I finally took the time to watch Marc Simoncini’s interview at LeWeb3.0 (last December in Paris). Marc is the founder of Meetic, the leading European dating site that no one has heard of here in…

Motivation, perseverance and stubbornness

Tue, 14 Apr 2009 16:34:22 -0400

Motivation, perseverance and stubbornness:

Another very motivating post from Frabrice Grinda, founder of OLX: The value of positive advisors.

According to Alec Oxenford, OLX is now counting 80M monthly visitors…

It’s about time! Gmail image inserting

Sat, 11 Apr 2009 12:33:12 -0400

It’s about time! Gmail image inserting:

I’m a Gmail user since summer 2004. At the time, you still had only 6 invites for your friends, so it was quite hard to get in. But when you did, in 2004, it was a COMPLETE revolution. Nothing was…

Facebook: what’s next?

Thu, 09 Apr 2009 12:22:31 -0400

Facebook: what’s next?:

There is a very interesting discussion today on the NextNY list about Facebook and its solidity for the future. I’ve said in the past that Facebook (as Google) is everywhere in my online…

What if …? Gmail vs Facebook vs Twitter

Thu, 09 Apr 2009 12:22:31 -0400

What if …? Gmail vs Facebook vs Twitter:

Some random free-thinking this morning…

Gmail Labs introduced the “Sender time zone” into Gmail. It displays in which timezone the person who sent you an email is, and if you should/could…

Earned media ?

Wed, 08 Apr 2009 12:22:29 -0400

Earned media ?:

Earned media is media you don’t buy but earn the hard way.

I was reading the insightful post of Fred Wilson about Earned Media and wanted to share the slides he prepared with a friend.

They…

Long time no write…

Mon, 06 Apr 2009 12:22:16 -0400

Long time no write…:

It’s been radio-silence on this blog for the past two weeks, because a few things have kept me very busy, and not in a writing mood.

- I’m try to rent my apartment (a nice brick wall 2 bedroom on…

60 years of conflict summed up in one sentence

Tue, 17 Mar 2009 12:57:59 -0400

60 years of conflict summed up in one sentence:

LA Times has a very interesting though touchy article about Israel and Gaza, by Ben Ehrenreich.

I stumbled upon one sentence that summed up what I think, feel about the conflict:

“Founding…