Lots of people have asked us why we created watchmethink and what we believe in. But more have asked where the idea came from. Well it’s a good story (to us!) but also incredibly simple. The co-founders (John and Vince) used to work together in Sydney (for two years before one of them went back …

As we shift gear towards the month of September watchmethink is in an extremely exciting place – we couldn’t be busier, and we’re loving every minute. Here are some of the things we got up to in August. We appointed the agency we wanted to work with – we’re really pleased to be working with …

Martin Weigel wrote a post at end of July that ended up winning Neil Perkins Post of the Month. It caught our eye when it was published for a number of reasons. Firstly, Stop Fetishising the Insight is a superb look at why there is not a need to push so dramatically the need for …

Nice on the startup daily about being open to unintended uses of your product. At watchmethink we have been and will remain fully flexible.  We develop in the direction our community and our customers take us. Whilst we have our core goals – we need to try stuff that we’re being pointed at. If one …

A couple of months back Ralph Orr wrote an interesting piece on the customers role in innovation. It presented both sides to the argument. Here at watchmethink we have an interest in this topic. We certainly believe the videos our community are providing could be extremely useful in any companies innovation programme. We’re on Steve …

There is no doubt that when you’re setting up a company, the best (or rather one of the quickest) ways to do it, is with people that are located in the same city as you. When we set up watchmethink we did it the hard way – there were 3 of us and we were …

So another week and another check list for us. This time spotted on Mashable from Bill Clark, the CEO of Microventures, listing the 8 crucial elements of start up success. Let’s see how we do. 1. Hire great coders. Check. 9/10. 2. Launch your product site quickly. Hmm. 5/10. 3. Identify your users. 7/10 4. …

I read with interest a post last week published by Neil Perkin at Only Dead Fish about the Portland Incubator Experiment and whether a model like that would work in the UK. Neil writes ‘The Portland Incubator Experiment has been going for a couple of years, actively supported by Wieden & Kennedy, and serving “as …

There are often days, evenings, mornings, waking up in the middle of the night, moments when the fear arrives. They only last for short periods, but when they hit, they hurt, and their knock on effects can sometimes put you off your stride for a few hours. I’m talking about the moments when you think …