4 Possible Futures. Place Your Bets!
What does the future look like? Four possible paths: A. Bad then good. Star Trek. Disruption and unrest followed by […]
Career, Economy, predictions
AI, predictions, strategy
Wright, Wrong and Moore’s Laws
There’s a new law that affects everybody. It replaces Moore’s Law that we grew up with. Moore’s Law predicted “The
strategy
Today’s “custom” is tomorrow’s “tech debt”.
Aim for using systems “right out of the box” (just as they were designed to work). Use standard configurations whenever
Career, long story
I Won at Public Speaking
I won at “public speaking”. I enjoyed great success on the startup pitch competition circuit. I delivered “town halls” to
AI, predictions
The best primer on AI was written 11 years ago.
Tim Urban wrote some great thought pieces on his Wait but Why site. Link: https://waitbutwhy.com/2015/01/artificial-intelligence-revolution-1.html Three key concepts: 1. There’s
AI, predictions
AI will be a million times more powerful in 4-5 years.
That was David Sacks’ prediction in May of last year. A. Models improving 100x.B. Hardware performance 100x faster.C. 100x more
BaaS, strategy
I “Speak Bank” for Fintechs…
And “speak fintech” for banks. Without a competent translator, bad things happen. The words look the same, but the meanings
Economy, predictions
The Sky Is… Not Falling.
USA markets are up over the last year (except BTC).Even home prices are up (but slightly off May/June peaks). Of
BaaS, Banking
Permissionless innovation rapidly disrupts entire industries.
A bank charter is the the opposite. Banks are constrained by what regulators will permit. Innovation must be deliberate, documented,
BaaS, Banking, strategy
Joan Jett’s Advice to Fintechs
A tech partner/vendor must IMPROVE a bank’s reputation with regulators and key customers, otherwise the relationship is a non-starter. Background: