Business Models

Business models are a great driver for innovation and allowing businesses to come up with new ways to offer value in a sustainable way. The era of just buying low and selling high is over. Ok, it’s not over; if I go to my supermarket I will still be able to just buy my milk, bread and eggs at a marginal higher prices then the cost of the supermarket to sell it and behind this is a basic value/supply chain going back to the producer ...

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Gamification

I’ll start my first post about gamification with some definitions, plus a summary of what gamification is NOT! “Gamification is the use of game design techniques and mechanics to solve problems and engage audiences.” [wikipedia] “Gamification is the infusion of game mechanics, game design techniques, and/or game style into anything.” [gamification.org] Gamification is not – GAMES – PRIZES – BADGES & REWARDS It’s not about turning the user experience into a game, but using game mechanics to help the user to get an even better ...

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About Me

My name is Niels van der Linden and I’ve been living and working in Istanbul for the last 5 years. I have close to 15 years experience in both mobile telecommunication and internet related products and services, both in my native country, The Netherlands, as working with and for mobile and internet startups in Istanbul. DTDID | Dare to do it Different is a blog about my personal interests. Ranging from innovation and business models via startups and entrepreneurship to gamification. I’m currently active as ...

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The Stuff I Consume (2012)

Books Steve Jobs – Walter Isaacson Predictably Irrational – Dan Ariely Business Model Generation – Alexander Osterwalder & Yves Pigneur Business Model You – Timothy Clark Lean Startup – Eric Ries Running Lean: Iterate from Plan A to a Plan That Works – Ash Maurya Reworks – Jason Fried & David Heinemeier Hansson Gamification by Design: Implementing Game Mechanics in Web and Mobile Apps – Gabe Zichermann & Christopher Cunningham Reality Is Broken: Why Games Make Us Better and How They Can Change the World ...

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The Stuff I Consume (2012)

Books
Steve Jobs – Walter Isaacson
Predictably Irrational – Dan Ariely

Business Model Generation – Alexander Osterwalder & Yves Pigneur
Business Model You – Timothy Clark
Lean Startup – Eric Ries
Running Lean: Iterate from Plan A to a Plan That Works – Ash Maurya
Reworks – Jason Fried & David Heinemeier Hansson

Gamification by Design: Implementing Game Mechanics in Web and Mobile Apps – Gabe Zichermann & Christopher Cunningham
Reality Is Broken: Why Games Make Us Better and How They Can Change the World – Jane McGonigal
The Art of Game Design: A book of lenses – Jesse Schell

Favorites // Books from the past
Crossing the Chasm – Geoffrey A. Moore
The Innovator’s Dilemma – Clayton M. Christensen

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