Willem L. Middelkoop MSc BICT
IT business owner, investor, hacker and software developer
Gran Fondo
Use your iPhone instead of a dedicated bike Garmin or Wahoo device. Gran Fondo is focussed on simplicity. Collect the data you want, without any of the hassle and clutter. It works for running and cycling.
Lemmid Store
With Lemmid Store business owners can easily sell products online via their own website, independently from big (powerful) platforms.
Snake '97
Play Snake like it is 1997. This is a remake of the original Snake, complete with dot-matrix display and monotone sounds. The game has millions of fans world wide.
DigiDef
DigiDef is a specialised bureau that analyses existing computer systems and offers help with improving security.
Lemmid B.V.
Lemmid provides internet services for selected Dutch and international customers. Together with the customer Lemmid develops new IT products and services, including websites, web applications and apps.
dsd 164 B.V.
dsd 164 B.V. is a publisher of mobile apps for the international market. Apps from dsd 164 B.V. are downloaded millions of times.
Willem & Laurentz Holding B.V.
The Willem & Laurentz Holding B.V. invests in technology related companies. It is actively contributing to the development of new initiatives.
Write your own words
Against AI for writing
Two years ago ChatGPT launched, it popularised AI as tool to create things. Large language models generate text based on prompts, outputting words that are hard to distinguish from being written by a person. The short term benefits are clear, but I suspect many people underestimate the long term costs.
Go Viral on X
32K views in two days
Earlier this week one of my posts on the social network X went viral and attracted 32K views in two days. With no major presence on Elon Musk's platform, and no paid advertising, gaining that kind of attention is something special. Let me explain how this happened.
Marathon
Running my first full marathon
Last Sunday I completed my first full marathon, covering a distance of 42KM in and around Amsterdam. An idea that started in a bar with some beers and concluded with a finish in the Olympic Stadium. What a journey, what an experience, well worthy of a blog post.
