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Any of the host companies willing to share details of the projects that were worked on? Quite curious! Edit: Also wondering about the general experience of get

by robfitz 13y ago

Any of the host companies willing to share details of the projects that were worked on? Quite curious! Edit: Also wondering about the general experience of getting good work done with someone new to the team/project in just a couple days.

RyanONeill1970 13y ago
I wrote up my side of Jacques / The Flying Dutchmans visit here, http://ryanoneill.com/jacques-mattheij/ http://ryanoneill.com/jacques-mattheij/ He was brilliant and very engaging.
phpnode 13y ago
if you've ever met Jacques you'll know that he's one of those people who can jump into just about anything and be productive straight away
- Nanzikambe 13y ago
  I certainly agree! Some of his publicised projects, including this one, have been major motivators for me.
- robfitz 13y ago
  Any sense of what makes him that way? Is it something you've seen in other people as well? Is it a skill thing or a communication thing?
  - phpnode 13y ago
    I think it's a combination of having a broad range of skills, experience and not being at all afraid to call bullshit bullshit. He's polite but focusses on getting stuff done and not the minutiae. If you have the opportunity to work with him, take it!
karlb 13y ago
Karl from Conversion Rate Experts here. We had Jacques, "The Jim Rogers of Tech," (http://www.amazon.com/Adventure-Capitalist-Ultimate-Road-Trip/dp/0812967267 http://www.amazon.com/Adventure-Capitalist-Ultimate-Road-Tri...) for a highly enjoyable two days. We found him to be intense (on the first day we talked constantly till 9:00 p.m.), wise (he has worked on loads of fascinating projects), trustworthy (he works with many companies at a very high level) and fascinated about everything (he spent five minutes trying to work out how our staircase was made). We showed Jacques a list of all our challenges and problems, and then for two days we worked through it, asking him for his ideas, resources he knows, etc.. We came away with several pages of useful notes. Since then, he has contacted us several times with further insights he has had. If you ever get a chance to work with him, I'd highly recommend it.

by robfitz 13y ago

RyanONeill1970 13y ago

I wrote up my side of Jacques / The Flying Dutchmans visit here, http://ryanoneill.com/jacques-mattheij/ http://ryanoneill.com/jacques-mattheij/ He was brilliant and very engaging.

phpnode 13y ago

if you've ever met Jacques you'll know that he's one of those people who can jump into just about anything and be productive straight away

Nanzikambe 13y ago
I certainly agree! Some of his publicised projects, including this one, have been major motivators for me.
robfitz 13y ago
Any sense of what makes him that way? Is it something you've seen in other people as well? Is it a skill thing or a communication thing?
- phpnode 13y ago
  I think it's a combination of having a broad range of skills, experience and not being at all afraid to call bullshit bullshit. He's polite but focusses on getting stuff done and not the minutiae. If you have the opportunity to work with him, take it!

karlb 13y ago

Karl from Conversion Rate Experts here. We had Jacques, "The Jim Rogers of Tech," (http://www.amazon.com/Adventure-Capitalist-Ultimate-Road-Trip/dp/0812967267 http://www.amazon.com/Adventure-Capitalist-Ultimate-Road-Tri...) for a highly enjoyable two days. We found him to be intense (on the first day we talked constantly till 9:00 p.m.), wise (he has worked on loads of fascinating projects), trustworthy (he works with many companies at a very high level) and fascinated about everything (he spent five minutes trying to work out how our staircase was made). We showed Jacques a list of all our challenges and problems, and then for two days we worked through it, asking him for his ideas, resources he knows, etc.. We came away with several pages of useful notes. Since then, he has contacted us several times with further insights he has had. If you ever get a chance to work with him, I'd highly recommend it.