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Remco Livain

Remco Livain

📍 Zürich, Switzerland

News: Instagram adds voice messages to DMs

Instagram is the social media platform with the highest engagement rates in the western world. The instagram ecosystem has substantially evolved in the last 24 months. The addition of “stories” and “quick polls” have catapulted the number of messages that are being sent back and forth with the app. The

When your news anchor was created with Artificial Intelligence – he might look like this

The boundaries between the human and digital world are fading. Possibly faster than we might think. Today, we might have just gotten a first taste of what our news anchors will look like in a few years time. https://www.fastcompany.com/90264587/watch-chinas-new-ai-anchor-read-the-news Xinhua, China’s state-run press agency,

Entrepreneurship Series: Work when others don‘t

The life of an entrepreneur is filled with uncertainty. There is a hardly a day that goes by in which things go according to plan. By plan I actually mean: Timeplan. Thus, I have made a habit of working when others don‘t. Here is how this time strategy can

Tech Series: The new iPad Pro (3rd gen 12.9) will be my „go to device“

For those who know me well, I am a bit of a gadget-guy. I have used the top line of pretty much every single big brand on the market (Apple, Microsoft, HP, Lenovo, Acer) as my go to device in my daily work at some point in the last 10-15

Entrepreneurship Series: Goal-Ownership in a Growing Team

When your organization grows, you face new challenges. It is very important to make sure that your team works on solutions. But if you want to get things done, it is equally important that they are able to show “goal-ownership.” Here are some of my thoughts on why it is

Innovation Series: Employee involvement

Corporate innovation brings about many organizational challenges. Company-wide acceptance for digitalization and change management topics is not easy to reach. However, it can help to focus the company’s attention on one topic that all agree on, namely: how to make work more pleasurable. Get employee acceptance for your innovation

Self Improvement: Communicate more clearly

The way we communicate has changed dramatically. The introduction of digital tools, especially email and smartphones, has transformed our behavior. I consider myself lucky to have been born at a time in which we used both traditional media as well as our new digital tools. I love to write, and

Entrepreneurship Series: Quick Growth Hacking

Startup founders have loads of huge challenges on their hands. Needless to say, growth hacking is possibly the most relevant one. A startup can be either a young company or an “actual” industry-disruptor. Regardless of the category, your business is in, you will need to grow your business. Make your

Innovation Series: Fashion Retail Ecosystem Development

The businesses and the ecosystem we work and live in, change. Over the last decade, we have seen a rapid increase in new technology and business models. One of the most prominently hit industries is the retail industry. But, why are retailer having such a hard time? Here are some

Entrepreneurship Series: Investor interest, avoiding a mismatch

To bootstrap or not to bootstrap, this is a question I get regularly. It is also something I think about a lot. Investors can help your business forward, push you to find your boundaries and they promote change. But how important are external investors to your business really? Here are