Bernhard Hauser

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Bernhard Hauser

Bernhard Hauser

📍 Vienna, Austria https://www.hauser.io

Why Nigerian scammers say they are from Nigeria

The other day I read an interesting paper titled Why do Nigerian Scammers Say They are from Nigeria? published by Microsoft Research (!). It immediately caught my interest and, to make it short, the outcome is pretty interesting. Although I have to say that it's worth reading the 14-pages paper that

How to block ads on Safari for iOS

I hate ads. I know that for some types of companies they are the only way of earning money, but I absolutely dislike the context switching when consuming content and – generally – the intrusiveness of the whole ecosystem. In this quick post I will demonstrate how you can easily install an

Contracts are not made for when everything is good, but when things turn sour

Of course, not many people want to talk about what steps to follow when they should get divorced or when a co-founder leaves a company. But this is exactly the reason why such contracts are made in the first place. Setting aside emotions and ego, and diligently drafting these contracts

Don't work with assholes

Assholes come in many forms. They can be your customers, investors, colleagues, advisors and sometimes family and friends – though I hope your judgment in friendship is sound. Now in my mid-30s, I've sharpened my skill of saying "No", particularly when it comes to dealing with assholes. And don't get me

One year in a startup is 3 years in a corporate company

Of course, putting an exact factor like 1:3 to life in a startup vs. life in a corporate can only be a guess, but I think the logic still holds true. By the very definition of a company pre product market fit, constant iteration and quick learning in a

Employee departures are tough, but can refresh and refocus a company

This week I let go of a third of the team. I have been thinking for some time now Is this really the right talent? or Although the person is not yet performing, will s/he adapt soon? or What if not, should I fire him/her right away? In

Especially in B2B, you can really sell anything before writing a single line of code

As a product-focused founder, I approach new ideas and opportunities primarily through a product angle. I ask myself, what gaps in the market exist and what USP can be defined on a product-level to solve a relevant problem. One of the strategies I deploy is selling products and services that

Life as a function of time, energy, health & money

As a daily reader of HackerNews, I visit the regularly to browse through latest tech news and other sorts of interesting articles. It's a gold mine of many not-yet-known-to-me niche topics. I love it. One articel that caught my interest this week was about the question 'what do you want?

When to sell stock

Since a few years I have been investing in stocks and ETFs. When I do a selection of assets to invest in, I follow a long-term strategy. For this to work out, I try to answer the following questions before doing an investment: * Do I know the market well enough?

In-person meetings > online meetings

It really depends on the occasion and the context of the business meeting, but my experience is that in-person meetings almost always outperform online or virtual meetings. While online meetings are an incredible powerful tool for talking to and getting to know people at scale, it's in-person meetings where one