Aviv Hadar

How Think Brilliant Uses Basecamp

Aviv — Mon, 22 Mar 2010 04:18:16 +0000

Communication is at the core of our company. As a team, we are constantly looking for ways to improve the dissemination of information. We primarily use four software products to stay connected, and as one of those products, Basecamp by 37signals plays a pivotal role in our continued success. -Read the rest at ThinkBrilliant.com…

My Interview with IdeaMensch.com

Aviv — Tue, 23 Feb 2010 17:37:29 +0000

Some good friends of mine run a site called IdeaMensch.com, “Featuring people with good ideas from all over the Internet.” . It’s a great site with some great potential… My interview went live today. You can check it out here.

The iPad Finally Arrives

Aviv — Thu, 28 Jan 2010 01:53:24 +0000

Apple finally dropped the iPad. I know, you probably even questioned whether it was real. Checkout Steve’s keynote here, and the official Apple marketing video here.

Brand New ThinkBrilliant.com

Aviv — Wed, 06 Jan 2010 22:55:47 +0000

It’s been a long time coming, but after seven months we’ve finally unveiled our new digs at Think Brilliant. We’ve pined over this design for a long time, and after bailing on two previous concepts this layout successfully emerged.

The Homepage: Lightweight, usable and clean. It gets straight to the point. No bullshit.

The news page (or “blog”) section of the app is a bit different. We went with a clean, focused grid view and nice tactile hovers for each entry. Thumbnails draw the user into viewing more content and provide a large clickable range to get drawn into a loop.

Partners Page: Showcasing our favorite companies, partners and why we work with them and use their products.

The team: Clean photos of everyone, some information about each person, and an open call for those that think they’re talented enough to join our team, to get in touch with us.

SoulPancake Number Four in WIRED’s “What’s Wired This Month” January Playlist

Aviv — Fri, 18 Dec 2009 05:02:53 +0000

SoulPancake is number four in WIRED’s “What’s WIRED This Month” playlist in the January 2010 issue. Rainn graces the mag with a little shot of his near perfect Michelangelo-esque physique, and we get a nice blurb as well! It’s on page 48 in the magazine.

Saving Thoughts For My (non-existent) Children

Aviv — Fri, 20 Nov 2009 01:18:41 +0000

I wanted to setup a place to share my thoughts. Twitter doesn’t give me enough “oomph” and I usually ramble about Apple, Google and other tech stuff there. Every once in a while, I try and write down something I’d want my (non-existent) children to hear. Avha.me is where I will (attempt) to save these thoughts.

There’s Nothing Like Phish at Hampton

Aviv — Tue, 17 Nov 2009 08:09:55 +0000

The lights at a Phish show are part of the experience. Some would say the lights are complimentary to the music, others say the opposite. Either way, Chris Kuroda is a genius, and Hampton Coliseum is his playground.

Amazing HD video of Phish (song:2001), this past March in Hampton, VA. Courtesy of mkdevo.

Around minute marker 3:40, start paying attention to the stage. Kuroda starts using each row of lights independently, yet ties them all together to nearly eliminate the stage. Talk about a space odyssey.

2001: A Space Odyssey (occasionally referred to as simply 2001) is a 1968 science fiction film directed by Stanley Kubrick and written by Kubrick and Arthur C. Clarke. The film deals with thematic elements of human evolution, technology, artificial intelligence, and extraterrestrial life, and is notable for its scientific realism, pioneering special effects, ambiguous and often surreal imagery, sound in place of traditional narrative techniques, and minimal use of dialogue.

I’ve Always Loved this Photo of Steve Jobs

Aviv — Fri, 06 Nov 2009 21:11:04 +0000

This photo of Jobs resonates with me. His intentions look pure, and his eyes look focused. Not to mention the Mr.Burns like hand position.

37signals Product Blog Highlights Our Use of BaseCamp

Aviv — Fri, 06 Nov 2009 00:49:45 +0000

It’s really no secret that I love 37signals. I religiously use their products and I like to think that we run our company very much the same way they run theirs. That’s why when SoulPancake was mentioned on the 37signals Product Blog, I was almost more excited than when we were profiled on ABC’s Nightline.

ABC/Nightline Profiles SoulPancake

Aviv — Fri, 06 Nov 2009 00:35:39 +0000

In September, the entire SoulPancake founding team got together at Rainn’s house to spend some quality time together… Nightline was there to film most of it. Visit this page to watch the entire segment

Since our entire team is spread out across Portland, OR – Los Angeles and Nashville, we don’t get to see each other too often. That means that when we are together, we enjoy our time with each other that much more.

MK12’s Sick 2009 Animation Reel

Aviv — Tue, 27 Oct 2009 03:37:09 +0000

Rainn on Leno, Great SoulPancake Plug

Aviv — Thu, 22 Oct 2009 21:55:23 +0000

Below is a video with the almighty Rainn Wilson visiting Jay Leno. I trimmed the video down to the start and end point for when SoulPancake is talked about.

Sorry about the advertisement, and the pre-roll, and the second advertisement. It’s an NBC thing, not mine.

Phish Fall 2009 Tour Dates (Official)

Aviv — Fri, 09 Oct 2009 16:30:20 +0000

Phish just made fall tour 2009 dates official.

November 18, Cobo Arena – Detroit, MI
November 20,21, U.S. Bank Arena – Cincinnati, OH
November 22, Oncenter – Syracuse, NY
November 24,25, Wachovia Center – Philadelphia, PA
November 27,28, Times Union Center – Albany, NY
November 29, Cumberland County Civic Center – Portland, ME

December 2,3,4, Madison Square Garden – New York, NY
December 5, John Paul Jones Arena – Charlottesville, VA

My Friend Gregg’s New Pet Squirrel (INSANE VIDEO)

Aviv — Tue, 29 Sep 2009 03:42:21 +0000

One of my great friends Gregg took home a squirrel from the dog park the other day. Insane? Yes. Weird? Yes. Does the Squirrel have brain damage? Probably. It was just too insane, so I snapped up some footage. Checkout Gregg giving him water through a syringe.

Btw, Gregg named him Sandy.

Great Cycling PSA (Video)

Aviv — Mon, 28 Sep 2009 04:48:53 +0000

This is a great PSA about cycling and impatiently running red lights. As a daily cyclist myself, I try and keep the red light shortcuts down to a minimum. But I suppose now every time I think about it, I’ll be reminded of this cute little lego man being obliterated.

“Most of us believe we’re acting safely on our bicycles, even if we break a little rule every now & then. But it only takes one bad call to cause a terrible mistake one that you may never recover from. We shot our PSA using LEGO bricks as a way to appeal to a wide audience of children, teens, parents, and retro-loving 20- and 30-somethings, and to teach a serious lesson in a lighthearted (yet hopefully memorable) way.” –Sean Kenney

The Lyrics, Track and Gorgeous Poem Called Joy

Aviv — Wed, 16 Sep 2009 22:30:12 +0000

Trey wrote an absolutely gorgeous new song called Joy. In my mind, half the song is about children (Trey’s children perhaps), and the other half about Trey’s late sister Kristy.

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Hit the “read more” link for the full lyrics.

Joy is over there in her incredible clothes
She has silver silk shimmering down to her toes
I was doing the best that I can I suppose
But that little girl dancer
Eventually grows
She grows
You can’t imagine all the times that I tried
To uncover the source of the tears that you cried
“Lets throw it away and just go for a ride”
And you’d say “ok” but you’d keep it inside
And I tried

We want you to be happy
Don’t live inside the gloom
We want you to be happy
Come step outside your room
We want you to be happy
Cause this is your song too

I never thought I could have it so good
You were the song that my soul understood
That time is a river that flows through the woods
And it lead us to places we both understood
Would be gone
Before to long
Would be gone
Before to long
When we were young we thought life was a game
But then somebody leaves you and your never the same
All of the places and people belong to the puzzle
But one of the pieces is gone
And it’s you
It’s you
It’s you
Joy, its you
We want you to be happy
Don’t live inside the gloom
We want you to be happy
Come step outside your room
We want you to be happy
Cause this is your song too
Anytime we’ll weather this storm
Inside together you’ll see the change
When the sun shines through
We want you to be happy
Don’t live inside the gloom
We want you to be happy
Come step outside your room
We want you to ge happy
Cause this is your song too
This is your song too