http://www.fastcoexist.com/1679563/the-no-hour-work-week-reinventing-employee-expectations-for-the-modern-economy
- NO hour working week (come-in come-when) - Startups are notorious for long hours, hard work, and high pressure. Technology means we’re permanently plugged in - need framework and self-discipline to make it work and no unrealistic expectations (except for founders of course ... they can be as visionary as the investors like) Lawrence http://www.linkedin.com/in/drllau On Mar 30, 2:45 pm, Vinko Grgic <vinko.gr...@gmail.com> wrote: > Can't help but find it annoying that they got three employed > professionals to testify as to how good their prediction methods > are...hmm, surely if you need spend that much air time to assure > people how good you actually are then there is something wrong with > your previous results. > > Vinko > @vinkogrgic > arribaa.com > > On Mar 29, 5:15 am, drllau <drlawrence...@gmail.com> wrote: > > > > > > > > >http://www.deloitte.com/view/en_GB/uk/industries/tmt/predictions/inde... > > > - fixed slot scheduling > > > - $100 smartphone > 500k units + wireless bandwidth crunch > > - rethink online ad (ie still loss leaders) - convert social into > > selling (!?!) > > - social gaming (MAU->freemium->revenue per user) > > - coupon clipper intermediatories squeezed > > - NFC for payment > > - ambient RF harvesting (niche) > > - multi-tablet owner ... but paid apps a dying breed > > - end of uncapped broadband? > > - 3D printing trending up > > - portable DVD > > - micro-targetting instead of TV campaigns > > - mobile SSD (though longer term trends problematic, look for magnetic- > > RAM) > > - big data (no big deal as logical outcome of cloud recentralisation) > > - consumer electronics strong > > > Rather than talk about tech, I'd like to focus on the social side of > > fixed-slot scheduling. Traditional capital intensive industries > > required shift-work and our whole industrial economy was framed around > > the 9-5 workday. However, with services, untethering, and > > globalisation, skilled professionals are finding work follows them. On > > the other hand, young/marginal workers are ending up with multiple > > piece/part-time McJobs. The rise of pervasive computing supports both, > > the pros in their dispersed networks, the Millenials in their future > > perfect support circle (think part-time actors waiting for big > > chance). The risk for the former is burn out, the latter societal > > disfranchisation and malcontent as they discover tweeting is NOT a > > revenue generating activity. > > > Some of Deloittes other predictions are provocative ... but if you > > read closely, the tentative signs are that Web 2.0 is not sustainable > > in current mode (ads not working, apps loss-leaders, Millenials want > > everything for Gratis). What the big data is really doing is sorting > > out those with the cash from others that dash. So no surprises that > > "piracy" in data downloads is going to be hit. > > > Lawrencehttp://www.linkedin.com/in/drllau -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Silicon Beach Australia mailing list. Vist http://siliconbeachaustralia.org for more Forum rules 1) No lurkers! It is expected that you introduce yourself. 2) No jobs postings. You can use http://siliconbeachaustralia.org/jobs To post to this group, send email to silicon-beach-australia@googlegroups.com To unsubscribe from this group, send email to silicon-beach-australia+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/silicon-beach-australia?hl=en?hl=en
