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Stepping down from Nokia
I did something that sounds completely nuts. I resigned from my position at Nokia Multimedia after just six weeks. That so because it turned out unfeasible to do what I consider sensible there. Better to acknowledge it in good spirit. There are some good people there and we remain friends.
Guess it's time to try and make meaning.
April 18, 2006
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Comments
I don't know whether it would be appropriate to congratulate you at this point, however, I must say I admire you for staying true to your ideals.
Best of luck in your further quest and let me know if there's ever anything I can do to help you.
Posted by: Christian Toennesen | 18 Apr 2006 15:08:03
too bad for the team you just left, even though this doesn't come as a real suprise, does it? just make sure you keep staying the way you are. you are a rare person.
Posted by: Xavier | 18 Apr 2006 17:27:30
very brave move. good luck with your next projects!
Posted by: regine | 20 Apr 2006 01:53:09
You cannot go terribly wrong as long as you keep on being honest to yourself. The sorry thing about this equation is that it's damn hard sometimes and there are only few rare beems of light up to the challenge.
May the creative spirits fly with you!
Posted by: P | 20 Apr 2006 11:38:03
I trust your instincts, Jyri. Quitting HotWired was one of the best moves I ever made. Good luck -- and see you soon!
Posted by: Howard Rheingold | 23 Apr 2006 15:06:30
I'm not surprised. Nokia's corporate culture is too militaristic to enable real innovation.
Posted by: Martin-Éric | 24 Apr 2006 08:07:34
I'm glad we managed to exchange at least a couple of mails at office during this brief period while you owned a @nokia.com address! I had no idea you were going to dispose it off so fast!
It is good to see someone pursuing his dream, and I wish you all the best. Hope to see you again, even if it is outside of NoHo...
Posted by: Apaar | 26 Apr 2006 10:03:50
it's always a good thing to take a risk and make a desicion! congrats!
hey, will we be seeing you at xtech in amsterdam? most of us Platial people will be there.
Posted by: jason | 28 Apr 2006 12:29:09
"The reasonable man adapts himself to the world; the unreasonable one persists in trying to adapt the world to himself. Therefore all progress depends on the unreasonable man." -George Bernard Shaw
I was surprised to hear the news but I trust your instincts are spot on.
See you at Reboot?
Posted by: alex | 1 May 2006 20:31:37
I'm not planning to attend XTech but I am planning to go to Reboot. Jason shall we connect over IM? I'm jaje on AIM.
Posted by: Jyri | 2 May 2006 11:45:51
Jyri
not a surprise to me ;-)
I would love to hear the details !!
br/peter
Posted by: Peter | 2 May 2006 14:02:40
