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Video games are the new soft power

Video games are the new soft power

Among the numerous signals China provides about becoming a global leader, it’s not only about space exploration, electric cars, and digital platforms. The video games industry and especially “AAA Games” (the equivalent of your blockbuster Hollywood production in this market) should be on your radar. Video games are certainly

Why Biden forgets Tesla

Why Biden forgets Tesla

While I’m always alerted by how European politicians look at innovation in the rear-view mirror, still trying to fund the “next Facebook” or the “next Amazon” while forgetting critical innovation in the infrastructure, I must say that the U.S. also end up being a victim of the past.

It's not the phone!

It's not the phone!

Of all the tiring inspirational videos you find on Linkedin, Steve Jobs‘ Phone unveiling is probably one of the most tired by now (‘not three devices…’). The iPhone video, though, that not many shares are this one. The one where Jobs unveil the true groundbreaking innovation of the iPhone: the

Is Starbucks a bank?

Is Starbucks a bank?

Business models are always difficult to grasp. The core difficulty that I’ve been relentless at trying to understand myself and then explain to others for about 15 years is that often; the product is not that important. Take Starbucks; how would you define their business? It’s not coffee

Shifting from B2B to B2C never helps

Shifting from B2B to B2C never helps

Hyperloop doesn't seem to go anywhere and is now shifting from a consumer-oriented project to B2B supply chain. I'm talking about the Virgin copycat, but chances are that the original flavor will get there too (Musk just has deeper pockets).

24 Steps to regulate big tech

24 Steps to regulate big tech

The core reason we can’t regulate big tech (the GAFAM or however you want to call them these days) is that politicians don’t understand where to start. And it’s because they don’t understand the underlying digital business model on which they operate. Anil Dash gives us

Europe space sovereignty

Europe space sovereignty

We have an important number of wake-up calls around Europe’s sovereignty and future. The latest one is the cry of European astronauts for the continent to develop its own crewed spaceflight vehicle. [https://arstechnica.com/science/2022/02/european-astronauts-call-for-development-of-a-crewed-spacecraft/] While everyone seems to have their eyes on Space X