In late 2013 I and a few others were recruited to build up the Moomin brand's online presence (and a few other's) and get their e-commerce operations off the ground. We were in for a tumultuous ride but we learned a lot. Structured chaos - that's any new company's natural state of being and boy was there chaos. Here … Continue reading Moomin mania – 10 things I’ve learned about e-commerce
Category: Personal
Our home in Tapiola and its history
In November of 2014 we quickly decided that we needed more space and started looking around for something that would fit our needs: > 100 m2, well planned, good location and architecturally pleasing. But we quickly found that there few houses on the market of this size in the area and the ones we found didn't … Continue reading Our home in Tapiola and its history
On the concentration of good stuff in the hands of the few
"The rich get richer faster than the poor get richer. This is because returns to capital are greater than the growth of income. So over time inequality increases." - Thomas Piketty The economist and author Piketty has outlined how wealth is concentrated to a few and it got me thinking about design about how much of … Continue reading On the concentration of good stuff in the hands of the few
How three chickens taught me how to run a business
During the summers of 1987-1989 I was temporarily the proud owner of three chickens (unfortunately I don't remember their names), given to me as a loan/present from the mother of a childhood friend. They arrived beat up, half featherless but left a few months later well fed and in great condition after having spent the summer … Continue reading How three chickens taught me how to run a business
I like when things end
Many enjoy watching sports but I really never cared much for it. I recently started thinking about it and it occurred to me that it must be because I like things that have an exact beginning and end. As in, if one of the teams wins the world championship in any sport, then that team would … Continue reading I like when things end
TV formats in progress
Does you mother know? aka Busted aka People have a right to know This format I came up with around 2009 when Facebook had changed their terms of use for the umpteenth time to the horror of people around the world. It got people thinking and talking about privacy in a way no one really had before. … Continue reading TV formats in progress
Let it be their legacy
There’s been a debate about marriage equality in Finland this year. All Finnish citizens can make the parliament consider a bill by initiating one online and gathering 50 000 names within six months. The proposed gender neutral marriage bill allowing people of the same sex to legally marry each other gathered more than 150 000 … Continue reading Let it be their legacy
The lies we were told as kids
Myths, misconceptions and outright lies - the human history is full of them. Friends, teachers and above all parents have been repeating the same incorrect facts for centuries and the lies just seem to spread to the next generation to be repeated in infitum. What do you say we end it now? Here are the … Continue reading The lies we were told as kids
Finnish members of parliament and their usage of Twitter 2009-2010
For my final university thesis I analysed 2500 tweets from Finnish members of parliament during 2009-2010 to see how they communicate with each other and people in the public sphere. Here's the final thesis in Swedish (PDF alert). I made no great discoveries partly due to Twitter being quite a new means of communicating but I … Continue reading Finnish members of parliament and their usage of Twitter 2009-2010
Upcycling: old meets new in TV 3.0
A couple of months ago I spotted a funny looking TV at an obscure thrift store in Helsinki. It was old for sure and it seemed to be a high-end TV of its time. I haggled the price stating that it had little value in its current state and got a good price. I started … Continue reading Upcycling: old meets new in TV 3.0
