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.

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Tuhat sanaa
April 18th, 2006 at 3:02 pm (#)

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Christian Toennesen
April 18th, 2006 at 3:08 pm (#)

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.

Burn
April 18th, 2006 at 3:30 pm (#)

Cool as ice cream

In a world where going with the flow is as convenient as it is easy (what a ridiculous way to start a sentence), respect is a word too modest to denote my feelings towards Jyri’s latest move. Giving up a senior position most techies would die for in o…

Xavier
April 18th, 2006 at 5:27 pm (#)

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.

Lifeblog
April 18th, 2006 at 10:59 pm (#)

zengestrom.com on: Stepping down from Nokia

Jyri Engeström is an interesting, kind, and clever guy. I’ve had the good fortune to listen and learn from him on numerous occasions. I’ve been watching him closely in his latest project that recently landed him in Nokia Multimedia. Unfortunately,

regine
April 20th, 2006 at 1:53 am (#)

very brave move. good luck with your next projects!

P
April 20th, 2006 at 11:38 am (#)

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!

Howard Rheingold
April 23rd, 2006 at 3:06 pm (#)

I trust your instincts, Jyri. Quitting HotWired was one of the best moves I ever made. Good luck — and see you soon!

Martin-Éric
April 24th, 2006 at 8:07 am (#)

I’m not surprised. Nokia’s corporate culture is too militaristic to enable real innovation.

Apaar
April 26th, 2006 at 10:03 am (#)

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…

jason
April 28th, 2006 at 12:29 pm (#)

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.

alex
May 1st, 2006 at 8:31 pm (#)

“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?

Jyri
May 2nd, 2006 at 11:45 am (#)

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.

Peter
May 2nd, 2006 at 2:02 pm (#)

Jyri
not a surprise to me ;-)
I would love to hear the details !!
br/peter