Robin Blandford [ ByteSurgery.com ]

23/09/08 BT Hothouse - Unifed Comms Video Short

DUBLIN, IRELAND - When I worked for Thomson Reuters I was invited to a BT Hothouse as a client. The hothouses are incredible fun… 3 days, 100 developers, 200 pizzas, 300 KFC buckets, unlimited Coke, you get the picture! Oh and an end-goal to have working software that the client (Alan & me) are happy with. I actually reconnected with someone at the Seedcamp interviews who I met there.

I wrote about it here at the time.

Image via Wikipedia

BT has adopted a rapid-prototyping scheme in which new projects are adopted or rejected during three-day “hothouse” sessions, working with early-adopter customers. Thereafter projects must deliver results on a 90-day cycle, inspected by an external examiner, or face the chop.

I just got sent the video (they’ve just password protected it, boo!), I do a short talking part in it where yet again, I try to sound all important.

Watch here (est. 4min clip - flash required). (they’ve just password protected it, boo!)

-Robin.

Tags: bt, hothouse, Rapid prototyping, Reuters, thomson reuters, video

2 Comments

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29/09/08 Dave Jeffery

Maybe I’m missing something but don’t there’s a login form blocking access to the video?

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29/09/08 Robin Blandford

You’re right. damn them! Post updated now.

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