China is great again...
We can officially say that the world has now awakened to China&
Hot Takes
Straightforward discussions on why often we disagree with the current hype, without filters or buzzwords.
Of the European car industry as a proxy for our geopolitical woes
I began working with several prominent European automotive companies around 2012; at
🟢 The “Véli” question: Can a 'good' idea become a market?
This is a topic I’ve been watching unfold for some time, and one I’ve chosen to remain relatively quiet about, as I know many lovely people involved in this field. But beyond the ‘feel-good’ aspect of it all, I believe it’s past time to switch to a more hardcore mode to get things done...
Why I'm not writing a business book
It took me a while, about three to six months, but I
“If you are competing on price, then maybe you don’t have a business.”
(Amjad Masad, CEO Replit)
Down-Selling vs. the low-cost trap: Does Apple get it?
Apple is rumoured to develop a lower-cost Mac laptop, expected to
No, Nobel economists still haven't cracked down on how to innovate
Philippe Aghion and Peter Howitt, recent Nobel Prize winners in economics, will end up shaping how European governments think about innovation for the next decades. And that's not good news.
🟢 A friendly reminder: There is currently no AI expert available
The Vision Pro is officially a dud
Last year, I was expressing clear doubts about the interest of Apple
We dream of HER, we fear HAL… but we’ll get SAP
Like Sam Altman, we dream of HER. You know, Scarlett Johansson’s
Strategyzer and the Dunning-Kruger effect
There's something no one really says out loud in the
It took me a few seconds to draw it, but it took me 34 years to learn how to draw it in a few seconds.
In 2002, Citigroup — fresh from a merger between Citicorp and Travelers Group