Amazon is one of the most successful businesses in the world and while they have their hands in many pies, they remain the titular e-commerce platform. Amazon is widely credited as a key component in the death of the high street. A compelling reasons for this is that Amazon seemingly opened up opportunity for normalContinue reading “Highly Rated: How to Use Online Reviews”
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Swiped: How stealing ideas made Dating Apps millions
Read Time: 25 mins Swiping. A word that used to be used to describe a theft (or a sudden and vicious attack), has taken on an entirely new meaning. Swiping left, swiping right. People are now swiping to decide their reproductive future (or not, as the case may be). Recent perspectives on dating apps areContinue reading “Swiped: How stealing ideas made Dating Apps millions”
What Happened to FTX?
Two friends were walking into Town with a barrel of wine. The road was dusty, their walk surrounded by bright fields of yellow flowers. It was mid-July and the sun was warming their backs. “I reckon we could make a decent amount from this you know” said one, patting the side of the barrel. TheContinue reading “What Happened to FTX?”
Smarticles Business: Payroll Evolution, not Revolution
In 2007, Steve Jobs jumped up on stage to unveil something that people in the 1980s thought was utterly impossible. He was dressed in his iconic turtle neck, with dad-style sneakers and baggy jeans. His pale pallor was a stark contrast to the black curtain at the back of the stage. Soon he was dwarfedContinue reading “Smarticles Business: Payroll Evolution, not Revolution”
Part 3: Give me all your money – Crypto versus the State
It was snowing in Ottawa in February. A thin layer of white powder veiled the pavements and gentle flurries drifted down from the grey sheets of cloud covering the sky. People’s breath misted as they spoke, noses reddened by the cold. In Parliament square, hundreds of truck drivers and pedestrians blockaded the streets. The airContinue reading “Part 3: Give me all your money – Crypto versus the State”
Part 2: Crypto Tricks
Read time: 3 mins Squid Game on Netflix became a cult classic overnight. It was a bloody, violent and cynical commentary on the household debt crisis that is still gripping South Korea, a phenomenon where the total amount of debt owed by individual citizens through loans, mortgages and finance is more than 100% of theContinue reading “Part 2: Crypto Tricks”
Trust Shifts
Read time: 3 mins Trust is a confident relationship with the unknown. From the moment we became conscious, humans have navigated the world through an ever more complex series of risk assessments. Should I try this new thing or go this new way? Should I hire this person or buy this product. Which loan shouldContinue reading “Trust Shifts”
Part 1: The Crypto Revolution
Read Time: 8 mins Buy Dogecoin. Actually don’t, buy Bitcoin. No, don’t do that either. Wait, actually, buy both. Questionable excitement and advice from friends, mixed with attention grabbing headlines have left a lot of people scratching their heads. What is crypto? Why should I care? Like any new thing, the sensible and fact basedContinue reading “Part 1: The Crypto Revolution”
How normal is new?
Read time: 8 mins Imagine you are WordPress. WordPress has 148 million unique visitors per month. This is only slightly fewer than Twitter. They run websites for some of the largest players in the world; companies such as Disney, Playstation and Microsoft. And yet they employ only 1170 staff globally. Those staff iterate 1000 deploymentsContinue reading “How normal is new?”
Attention Grabbers
Read Time: 10 mins Everyone wants you to pay attention. Recent exposes about the goose step of big tech into our minds and wallets has got people thinking more about their attention and where its spent. While Netflix has thrust documentaries like The Great Hack (2019) and The Social Dilemma (2020) into the public eye,Continue reading “Attention Grabbers”
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