Typical urban planning opinion progression
I don't think I've ever reposted a comic, but because it's XKCD and it's about urban planning, how we deal with change, and Amsterdam, I couldn't pass on this one:
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Can we finally let go of NFTs?
Of the 73,257 NFT collections we identified, an eye-watering 69,795 of them have a market cap of 0 Ether (ETH). This statistic effectively means that 95% of people holding NFT collections are currently holding onto worthless investments. Having looked into those figures, we would estimate that 95% include
🟢 Is the rise of Entrepreneurship Through Acquisition (ETA) a signal of the end of the startup era?
Recently, there have been some discreet shifts in the world of entrepreneurship around what is called Entrepreneurship Through Acquisition or ETA. In stark contrast to the traditional startup narrative that's dominated our thinking for so long, where young entrepreneurs would invent a new product, launch it by moving
Invariant predictions
This is an updated version and translation of "De l'utilité des predictions invariantes" written back in August 2008.
Tech platforms' end-game hasn't changed, but become more transparent: Services
If you've been following me, you know I have been pointing out how Apple has been steadily shifting to become a service company for years. In that regard, iPhone sales that seem so critical to run-of-the-mill analysts are admittedly less and less critical as Apple has pretty much
🟢 Are you a Plumber or an Alchemist?
For many years, I have pondered how to nudge organizations most effectively through troubled waters or, quite often, sheer storms, and in doing so, I always asked myself the core qualities involved to get there. How to be an efficient 'copilot'. And if you're reading this
The biggest announcement in yesterday's Apple event?
USB-C
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🟢 Europe now has a clear role in tech, regulating it (you’re welcome)This week, I wanted to tackle a long-standing discussion we needed to have about how Europe has become a white knight of sorts for the US, “helping” them –and the rest of