CEO Interview: BuildAnApp's Anders Davidson Says Mobile Apps Are DIY Easy - Page 3
Thinking of non-technology items as well, what product or service have you bought recently that most disappointed you and why?
I can’t think of any real buyer’s remorse I’ve had recently.
What is the one true thing that exists in every product you love to use?
Simplicity. There’s often a big trade-off of simplicity vs. features, but smarter designers are getting better at tackling both.
What one piece of technology innovation would you say changed your life the most?
In 2000, I had a Compaq ipaq Pocket PC with a sleeve that held a Wi-Fi card and was able for the first time to have real-time data come to my handheld device without the need to sync at my PC. This was for me, the beginning of the real promise of mobile computing...
What product did your family or friends have before you did, but you eventually had to buy, too?
Skype
Are you a Mac or PC?
Mac laptop dual-booting Mac and Windows XP
What phone are you carrying now?
In my line of work I carry four. :- ): a Samsung Ace (Windows Mobile), Nexus One, Blackberry Pearl and an iPhone. But I mostly use the Blackberry Pearl because it’s smaller.
Do you Twitter, Facebook or LinkedIn?
I have accounts on each. For BuildAnApp we tweet with content relevant to BuildAnApp’s customers, I use Facebook to keep in touch with friends and family and rarely mix business into it. And I use LinkedIn to map my professional network.
What was your most unusual job?
In the early-mid 90s I worked on political campaigns in Oregon, California, Minnesota and Washington.
Where do you like to shop?
REI.com
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