A few things I’ve learned this year from building a small, profitable internet business from zero to $100k ARR in 8 months.
A few things I've learned this year from building a small, profitable internet business from zero to $100k ARR in 8 months.
— Traf (@traf) December 31, 2020
Weeknotes #231
Hindsight in 2020: (10 thoughts)
Hindsight in 2020: (10 thoughts)
— Jack Butcher (@jackbutcher) December 31, 2020
One of my jobs today is to check in on what changes for me and my clients regarding data protection when the UK leaves the EU. I’m currently watching the ICO’s webinar on the topic. This thread will explain what I discover. HOPEFULLY you’re all ahead of me on this topic!!
One of my jobs today is to check in on what changes for me and my clients regarding data protection when the UK leaves the EU.
I'm currently watching the ICO's webinar on the topic.
This thread will explain what I discover.
HOPEFULLY you're all ahead of me on this topic!!
— Oikos Digital (@oikos_digital) December 28, 2020
OK a bunch of you have asked how I got to 60K followers. Thought I’d share some 7 quick lessons:
OK a bunch of you have asked how I got to 60K followers. Thought I'd share some 7 quick lessons:
— Gagan Biyani (@gaganbiyani) December 30, 2020
Blockchain Revolution: How the Technology Behind Bitcoin and Other Cryptocurrencies is Changing the World
What a spectacular book. Mind-blowing in its expansiveness and profundity. It makes me think we’re at one of those times in technological, economic and social history where the sky is the limit — Steve Wozniak, co-founder of Apple Computer and Chief Scientist at Prime Data
The Tapscotts have written the book, literally, on how to survive and thrive in this next wave of technology-driven disruption. Likely to become one of the iconic books of our time — Clay Christensen, Professor of Business Administration, Harvard Business School and author of The Innovator’s Dilemma
Occasionally a book comes along that changes the global discourse. This is likely to be one of those books. Blockchains are at the heart of the fourth industrial revolution and the Tapscotts lucidly explain why and how to capture the opportunity and avoid dangers — Klaus Schwab, founder and executive chairman of the World Economic Forum
A carefully researched and beautifully written book. Blockchain Revolution argues that the ‘Internet of value’ will transform our lives. A must-read for our disruptive times — Dominic Barton, Global Managing Director at McKinsey & Company
Don and Alex brilliantly illuminate the technology that could profoundly impact the way we manage issues of trust, security and privacy for years to come — Indra Nooyi, Chairman and CEO of PepsiCo
The great missing element in the Internet has been a ‘trust protocol’, a way of knowing that a transaction is verified and authentic. Blockchain technology could provide a foundation for that. It’s a revolutionary idea and this lucid book explains why — Walter Isaacson, Author of Steve Jobs
A masterpiece. Gracefully dissects the potential of blockchain technology to take on today’s most pressing global challenges — Hernando De Soto, Economist and President at the Institute for Liberty and Democracy in Peru
The blockchain is to trust as the Internet is to information. Like the original Internet, blockchain has potential to transform everything. Read this book and you will understand — Joichi Ito, Director of MIT Media Lab
In this extraordinary journey to the frontiers of finance, the Tapscotts shed new light on the blockchain phenomenon and make a compelling case for why we all need to better understand its power and potential — Dave McKay, President and CEO of the Royal Bank of Canada.
Deconstructs the promise and peril of the blockchain in a way that is at once accessible and erudite. Blockchain Revolution gives readers a privileged sneak peak at the future — Alec Ross, Author of The Industries of the Future
Don Tapscott: Four principles for the open world | TED Talk
Do you think the XYZ formula by Steve Blank could work for other purpose when you pitch ? “I help X to do Y by doing Z.” X=audience Y=the problem Z=the solution
https://twitter.com/felix12777/status/1344228127363354624
Defining, Conceptualising and Measuring the Digital Economy: Development Informatics
The digital economy is growing fast, especially in developing countries. Yet the meaning and metrics of the digital economy are both limited and divergent. The aim of this paper is to review what is currently known in order to develop a definition of the digital economy, and an estimate of its size. The paper argues there are three scopes of relevance. The core of the digital economy is the ‘digital sector’: the IT/ICT sector producing foundational digital goods and services. The true ‘digital economy’ – defined as “that part of economic output derived solely or primarily from digital
technologies with a business model based on digital goods or services” – consists of the digital sector plus emerging digital and platform services. The widest scope – use of ICTs in all economic fields – is here referred to as the ‘digitalised economy’. Following a review of measurement challenges, the paper estimates the digital economy as defined here to make up around 5% of global GDP and 3% of global employment. Behind this lies significant unevenness: the global North has had the lion’s share of the digital economy to date, but growth rates are fastest in the global South. Yet potential growth could be much higher: further research to understand more about the barriers to and impacts of the digital economy in developing countries is therefore a priority.
https://diodeweb.files.wordpress.com/2017/08/diwkppr68-diode.pdf
Governance in the Digital Economy – Finance & Development
The Internet and related technologies are revolutionizing the way people live,
communicate, and work. What impacts will these far-reaching changes have on
the structures and functioning of our governments?
https://www.imf.org/external/pubs/ft/fandd/1999/12/pdf/tapscott.pdf