Innovation Management & Talent Acquisition
“Money is the information and measurement system of an economy, and sound money is what allows trade, investment, and entrepreneurship to proceed on a solid basis, whereas unsound money throws these processes into disarray.” The Bitcoin Standard by @Saifedean Money is our most important social asset. Without money, there would […]
2019 could be the year of the STO. Learning about the shift in the market now is important in order to be positioned properly in future years. 2017 Year of the ICO 2017 was the year of the ICO (Initial Coin Offering). An ICO is an unregulated investment vehicle designed to enable investors […]
We are entering a ‘Nuclear Winter’ period of Cryptocurrency – perhaps similar to late 2013- early 2015 or perhaps much worse. The next 2-3 months will determine the extent of the damage and whether we can expect another big bull market in 2019-20, or whether this is the beginning of […]
At RoomForTea, we see a mass amount of pent-up demand for shared-living experiences across generations. Everyday, we see older homeowners renting out a room in their home to a trusted member of the younger generation on RoomForTea at a discounted rental rate. Why? Because our platform creates a sense of […]
The “Millennials” — or the generation born between the mid 80’s and late ’90s — and are the largest generation in history with more than 1.8 Billion. This generation is coming to the city in droves: What’s happening now is that today’s young adults — the so-called Millennial generation — are both more numerous […]
Could it be true that innovations are not random but actually predictable? That’s what a new mathematical study earlier this year by Vittorio Loreto and co. at the University of Rome concluded. Their research demonstrated that innovations can be modeled between the actual and the possible. + Mathematical Model […]
Airbnb was started in 2008 by founders Brian Chesky, Joe Gebbia and Nate Blecharczyk. We have written about our thoughts on both the core Airbnb business model, along with their recent foray into the world of travel Experiences and targeting of a new generation of travelers, those who want authentic […]
By Luis Otavio Ribeiro from Catarse, largest crowdfunding platform in Brazil Original piece in Portuguese Tokens and the Future of Crowdfunding Since we launched Catarse in 2011, I have pondered a question: what will be the next innovation in crowdfunding? Clearly, crowdfunding or a collective piggybank, if you prefer, always […]
#Blockchain is defined as the ‘great chain of being sure about things.” by The Economist. We are moving towards a blockchain future where the marginal cost of a transaction drops to zero and peer-to-peer commerce is facilitated by ‘trustless’ transactions. Depending on your future view of bitcoin, the blockchain and fintech, […]
#Fintech (financial technology) is a red-hot category right now, worldwide. Many unicorns (companies with a valuation greater than $1 Billion) have already been crowned, and yet the arms race has only just begun. That’s because so much of the TBTF (too big to fail) banks’ precious revenue streams remain ripe for ‘disruption’ and […]