Category Archives: Business

The faster Horse that never was

Posted on 20 April 2026 by dselz

Henry Ford probably never said “If I had asked people what they wanted, they would have said faster horses.” The quote first surfaced in a 2001 marketing magazine letter, 54 years after Ford died. No historian has found it in … Continue reading →

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Think Different about AI

Posted on 20 April 2026 by dselz

Many organizations treat AI like a coachman treats a combustion engine. They strap it to the old cart. These series of posts each expose a different version of that fallacy, building from the individual mental model to the organizational operating … Continue reading →

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Start the right thing

Posted on 7 October 2015 by dselz

My friend Patrick Stähler wrote an excellent book on starting the right thing. Unfortunately only in German – but hey Goethe’s language is on an ascend, what getting yourself fluent?! – it packs actionable advice with great insights from successful businesses … Continue reading →

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Among the 30 digital leaders of Switzerland

Posted on 2 October 2015 by dselz

The Swiss business newspaper Handelszeitung listed in its current issue the 30 most important digital heads of Switzerland. Yours truly included. Dorian Selz Co-Gründer local.ch/Squirro Dorian Selz ist in der Schweizer Digitalwelt ein alter Hase. Er gründete 2005 die Suchplattform … Continue reading →

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Capitalism has a tendency to destroy itself

Posted on 1 November 2014 by dselz

Text available in German only.

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Freemium has run its course – our experience

Posted on 8 August 2012 by dselz

Recently I came across this piece from Rags Srinivasan “Freemium has run its course”. Here at Nektoon – that’s the legal person behind Squirro & Memonic – we apply both concepts. Memonic is run on the freemium model. The extensions … Continue reading →

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Europe’s Youth: No hang loose but lose lose

Posted on 29 January 2012 by dselz

On Friday I interviewed three great candidates for an opening as Marketing Intern* here at Memonic. Three very different career paths joined by a similar conjecture: All in their early thirties, from three different countries, finding that Europe has no … Continue reading →

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Google buys the mobile phone business of Motorola

Posted on 15 August 2011 by dselz

Google today announced that it buys the mobile phone side of Motorola, called Motorola Mobility for a whooping $12.5 billion. Larry Page, Google CEO, is quoted saying: “Motorola Mobility’s total commitment to Android has created a natural fit for our … Continue reading →

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