HAPPY NEW YEAR

2008 has been a great year for Crone & Co, as we keep on growing and again peaking the present year. It is hard to believe that we are now already entering our 5th. year - time has passed so fast. I want to thank everyone who has been part of our continous success ever since we started.

Happy New Year - and thank you for 2008. I am looking forward to seeing you all in 2009 and together make the coming year even more succesful for all of us.

Replace fear of the unknown with curiosity

Read it - "eat it" - do it :-) !

The Amazing Adventures of Kavalier & Clay

This summers favourite read - was The Amazing Adventures of Kavalier & Clay. What a great story. A personal story, a family story, fun and sad - a colourful story that I highly recommend.

CSR - Corporate Social Responsibility Fashion Show

This one is worth some reflection is it not? What is your opinion on this matter. I have been working a lot in this field both on the client side with Microsoft - and after on the vendor side and feel that lately things seem to go a bit out of hand - ever since Al Gore made this a big PR stunt (though I deeply respect his cause - do not get me wrong). To me though - really many seems to jump on to this as merely - exactly the latest "business fashion" - to some extend - just as when everyone in the mid 90´s urged to have a .com adress on the web. Without really considering why and how this should be used and related to their businesses? And if this is really something one should scream about or simply just behave ethical as a part of "daily living".

Dive Master - the diving jungle - be careful out there

The diving society - is one of the weirdest and most chaotic I have ever experienced. Since many years I have been absolutely scared to be in the hands of many times very irresponsible people around the globe. So finally I simply had to educate myself. Lately I finally became a divemaster - simply to be able to take care of myself and my family members when ever we go diving.

People diving all over the world - educate yourself - the people in the different systems do not seem to care for your life - but only for your money. So be educated!!!!! I have so many scary experiences due to lack of responsible dive guides.

New business to be established soon

Exciting times. A new tipping point (I hope). Spending the last 6 month on detailing some new concepts in to the market. More info coming up soon.

A hell of a start of 2008 - wow

2008! Starting out more crazy than any year before. We´ve never been this busy already start January...really - it is a fantastic experience - being kick started into a new year - one can only be extremely excited and even more motivated than ever. And believing that we are on the right track with what we are doing for and with our clients.........

Crone & Co have had a fantastic 2007, several new exciting and existing clients using us more and on a broader scale. What a thrill!. This has given the foundation for a Crone & Co - 25-30% growth - compared to 2006. We never expected to come out this well. Thank you clients, employees, freelancers and partners !! (and all you supporting our ambitious mission/movement, read: family, friends and partners).

2008 - is going to be great and extremely exciting as I promise and commit: We will invest everything in pushing our services, quality limits and creative boundaries higher and higher. To keep on providing cutting edge solutions to our clients.

The more control - the less joy

joy x control ≤ 1

interesting quotation from my favourite Danish philosopher, Thor Nørretranders

Some good reads

Finally Holidays and time for reading - here some great reads that I had the time to read during Christmas:

The Council of Ten by Christian Mørk (a real page-turner - I am sure this will be a movie one day) - http://www.christianmoerk.com/council_of_the_ten.html

Everything is illuminated by Jonathan Safran Foer (a really exciting - yet at the same time really weird read - or I´d rather call it a journey... And the author was only 25 when writing this book - as said by Joyce Carol Oates: "He will impress you and he will break your heart" - As I write this I realise it´s coming out 2008 as a movie: http://wip.warnerbros.com/everythingisilluminated/

Happy New Year

Merry X-Mas and a Happy New Year to friends, family, clients and partners !!

Thanks for a great 2007 !