How quitting my corporate job for my startup dream f*cked my life upPosted on Published September 15, 2014September 11, 2014 by Tilo Check out this great post by Ali Mese about how startup life isn’t as glamorous as you think.
Apple vs. SamsungPosted on Published September 9, 2014September 9, 2014 by Tilo To people who have started complaining that the Apple Watch is “the same” as the Samsung watches, just go to their respective websites, and you’ll understand why Apple will sell thousands of these and Samsung won’t.
Cheers to YUIPosted on Published September 1, 2014September 1, 2014 by Tilo A few days ago, Yahoo released a blog post announcing the end of active development on YUI. Having been a YUI Core Team member for the last two years (up until a month ago), I thought that I’d share my thoughts on my relationship with YUI, and the people who built it.
Quotes from ReworkPosted on Published September 1, 2014March 7, 2014 by Tilo I finished reading Rework by Jason Fried and David Heinemeier Hansson a few days ago. It’s a great book – easily the best business book that I’ve read. Here are a few quotes from the book that I saved: On Building Things When good enough gets the job done, go for it. It’s way better […]
I’m presenting at Yahoo! OpenHackUSAPosted on Published September 24, 2013 by Tilo Yahoo Open Hack USA is a two-day hackathon that will celebrate collaboration, learning and innovation using the world’s top technologies from both YDN and tech partners. Developers from across the country will come together to build hacks, learn from experts and play with tech and interactive games. I’m giving a talk about Pure on Saturday, […]
My Western Canada TripPosted on Published June 22, 2013June 17, 2013 by Tilo I’m currently visiting Western Canada with my family, and I’m posting pictures as I go along! Here’s a list of places that I’m going to be visiting (in order): Calgary Banff (World Heritage Site) Lake Louise Village Jasper Whistler Vancouver I am posting a feed of all my photos on Flickr, albeit with some delay. […]
Waterloo’s MessagePosted on Published May 9, 2013May 9, 2013 by Tilo A great post from my friend, Rajesh Kumar, on what makes Waterloo unique: Waterloo’s message, at least within the confines of the University’s walls, is this: Learn to deal with shit thrown at you from all directions. And be able to do it all at the same time with minimal resources. Get a whole bunch […]
New version of GridBuilderPosted on Published March 24, 2013March 24, 2013 by Tilo I pushed a new version of the YUI GridBuilder recently. It includes a fix for the Chrome 25 inline-block issue, and pulls in Grids as of YUI 3.9.0. The app also looks prettier, and has unit test coverage. Check it out and try using it for your next project..
Why New College Grads love working at Yahoo!Posted on Published November 7, 2013February 15, 2013 by Tilo Check out this awesome video. I play a small role in it!
The sweet spotPosted on Published September 10, 2012September 10, 2012 by Tilo From Paul Graham’s recent post on Black Swan Farming: The first time Peter Thiel spoke at YC he drew a Venn diagram that illustrates the situation perfectly. He drew two intersecting circles, one labelled “seems like a bad idea” and the other “is a good idea.” The intersection is the sweet spot for startups. This […]
Why I don’t wear the same shirt everydayPosted on Published September 7, 2012September 7, 2012 by Tilo This is not the first time I’ve seen posts like this from the tech community. Now, people can wear whatever they want, whenever they want, but I have a pet peeve with the whole “focus”, “focus”, “focus” routine that some startup founders are preaching these days. Focus is great. Focus is necessary. However, when you say […]
Airtime falls from Cloud 9Posted on Published February 16, 2013August 2, 2012 by Tilo The product may yet succeed, but I’m not holding my breath. One of the comments that I found to be insightful (from Ronmovies): I generally use iChat and Skype for chatting, but I was curious and checked out Airtime. The first thing that greeted me was a Log In with Facebook form that warned that […]
LiftPosted on Published February 16, 2013June 25, 2012 by Tilo We’re launching Lift today so that all businesses can take advantage of technology to increase their bottom line. UI Design, Web/Mobile Development, and consulting. No bull, just great work. Check us out.
10 things I learned while interning at YUIPosted on Published May 25, 2012May 25, 2012 by Tilo My article “10 things I learned while interning at YUI” just got published over at Nettuts. Check it out! I’m a big admirer of Nettuts and Envato – they do a great job educating new designers, developers and entrepreneurs.
Photos from New Zealand and Bora BoraPosted on Published February 16, 2013May 6, 2012 by Tilo I wanted to share some photos from my recent trip to New Zealand and Tahiti. I spent a week around Auckland and Rotorua before flying out to Bora Bora for a week. Pictures View New Zealand Album View Bora Bora & Tahiti Album Videos Here’s an awesome video of me swimming amongst the coral reefs. […]
