You are supposed to break the rules
Great entrepreneurs truly do not care about the rules. If you haven’t noticed, there are a lot of rules. Some come and go with the times, others never seem to go away: You are supposed to dress a certain way Finance your company this way You pitch deck should look like THIS You, in your industry, […]
Is your company about to be BlackBuried?
I had an interesting conversation with a fellow executive at Blackberry 4 years ago who wanted my opinion on their product strategy. What I said to him was so obvious that I almost hesitated – build an Android phone. Now, this was common wisdom in silicon valley that if you ran BB you would have […]
What is Really Not Being Said About Bitcoin?
Bitcoin is not a game. The key players are asking ordinary people to invest their real-world money into a virtual currency that has a lot of potential to save us on transaction costs and speed but is also one of the easiest ways to lose half a billion dollars with no recourse! Brian wrote an […]
Bitcoin is Not like Gold
Bitcoin has a uniqueness problem – Bitcoin has lots and lots of unique features and advantages that you can read about. However, I find one particular risk that you can drive a truck through. Compared to US Dollar (or Euro, Pound, any national currency) which by definition can have only one of each – and therefore […]
Identity and The Rise of Borderless States
I had this conversation with @andredurand a few weeks ago. What services does a government provide? – Identity – Central bank-backed currency – Law-and-order (optimally in equal proportions) – Defense Of course there are more but many of the things we associate with government, e.g. social services, are in fact choices that a citizenry has […]
