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With an expected market size of 1.25t, digital transformation is the defining business opportunity of our time. The current key themes are closely linked: The metaverse reimagines the frontend, web3 the backend of the web. On web3, there is little insight from a business perspective. Why is it relevant, what solutions exist already, and what are... See more

A subtext to last week’s article, Tech’s Two Philosophies, was the idea that there is a difference between Aggregators and Platforms; this was the key section:It is no accident that Apple and Microsoft, the two “bicycle of the mind” companies, were founded only a year apart, and for decades had broadly similar business models: sure, Microsoft... See more

There is a fascinating paragraph in this Wall Street Journal article about Intel’s purchase of Mobileye NV, an Advanced Driver Assistance System primarily focused on camera-based collision avoidance and, going forward, autonomous driving:The considerable premium Intel is willing to pay for Mobileye reflects the enormous value tech companies see in... See more

I share Professor Clayton Christensen’s consternation about the overuse of the term “disruption.” In this month’s issue of the Harvard Business Review, Christensen and his co-authors Michael Raynor and Rory McDonald write:Disruption theory is in danger of becoming a victim of its own success. Despite broad dissemination, the theory’s core concepts... See more

NFTs have never failed to amaze us with their imaginative utilities, record-breaking prices and celebrity following. In this article, we will explain how Azuro is going to harness NFTs to change the way bettors see decentralized betting forever.

Tech’s Yin and YangThat there are two philosophies does not necessarily mean that one is right and one is wrong: the reality is we need both. Some problems are best solved by human ingenuity, enabled by the likes of Microsoft and Apple; others by collective action. That, though, gets at why Google and Facebook are fundamentally more dangerous:... See more

Earning brand tokens through participation and co-creation >TRANSACTIONAL REWARDS: earn tokens by purchasing a brand’s product or servicePROOF OF ATTENDANCE (POAP): verify and reward attendance at a particular IRL or URL eventENGAGEMENT: recognise and reward active community engagementCONTENT CREATION/SHARING: involve brand fans and creators in... See more

Will Metaverse truly be the accepted term now and forever?It has several things working against it. First, the company formerly known as Facebook all but claimed it in their re-branding, spent $70+ millions doing so. Did they want us thinking of them every time we say the word? Or do they want deny its use to competitors?