Björn Jeffery

The senior vice president of engineering raked in $10.3 million last year, just behind Twitter Chief Executive Dick Costolo’s $11.5 million, according to Twitter’s IPO documents. That is more than the paychecks of executives such as Chief Technology Officer Adam Messinger, Chief Financial Officer Mike Gupta and Chief Operating Officer Ali Rowghani. Welcome to Silicon Valley, where a shortage of top engineering talent amid an explosion of venture capital-backed start-ups is inflating paychecks. There are […]

There are numerous articles every week on how to scale and grow a company. Startup metrics, growth hacking, technology choices. While they are all important, there are many other traits that also affect the growth rate of a company. I would argue that trust is one of the most important ones. I just started writing at Svbtle as an attempt to reach out a little wider. This is my first post there. Scaling is a […]

Apple is – and, for at least the last 15 years, has been – focused exactly on the blind spot in the theory of low-end disruption: differentiation based on design which, while it can’t be measured, can certainly be felt by consumers who are both buyers and users. It’s time for the theory to change. Really interesting article that addresses design and UX as a strategic differentiator in consumer goods. And that the theory Disruptive […]

(via 11 Untranslatable Words From Other Cultures — Writers on Writing — Medium)

(via 11 Untranslatable Words From Other Cultures — Writers on Writing — Medium)

Naspers shares have risen 30-fold since 2003, making it the best-performing stock on the Johannesburg Stock Exchange A media company that is going against the grain. South African Bekker Becomes Billionaire With China Media – Bloomberg

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(via Abandoned House in the Woods Taken Over by Wild Animals | Bored Panda)

Dance Music = Pop Music. This is the best development in music for a long time. Get out of the way guitars – the beat drop is here.

Douchebag startup moves and dark patterns. (via The slippery slope | 90 Percent Of Everything)