where ico valuation falls flat
What might be most perplexing about the FOMO-FUD cycle in the cryptocurrency community is that when it has subsided, what remains is a sea of conflicting information on both ends of the spectrum, making it almost impossible to discern fact from fiction. For example, IOTA founders Dominik Schiener and David Sønstebø attempted to set the […]
pepsi’s tiananmen square-moment
Last week’s Pepsi TV campaign was excruciating. How does such creative work get signed off? How does an agency’s entire 8-year strategy of socially engineering America to buy more sugary soda conclude with Kendall Jenner defusing a Tiananmen Square-moment with a can of Pepsi? We would have peace in the world if Kendall Jenner handed […]
the roger stone effect
Trump came to power clinching 5.50% electoral vote victory employing an opposition research plan orchestrated by strategist Roger Stone. Using whiplash rhetoric, the successful gaslighting strategy was designed to ride the crest of anger that middle America had for cold Washington-style politicians. The Trump campaign was the apotheosis of Roger Stone’s work. His gaslighting strategies […]
gotta hand it to what3words
Disruption is a term I often struggled with. It somewhat clouds what it means to bring about progressive change. The irony of purported disruptors such as Uber is they demonstrate that truly beneficial and lasting change comes from taking something for what it is and finding ways to marry it to a novelty. I think […]
real life magazine
I stumbled upon this absolutely brilliant publication that explores the relationship between humans and technology. Oddly, it is owned by Snapchat. The social network is funding the new title, which will appeal to those looking for long-reads. But RealLife will have editorial independence, rather than having to get the greenlight from Snapchat executives. Speaking to VentureBeat, editor Nathan […]
things that scare nigel farage
(In case you bump into him on route to the polls week) Competitive Mosque building French Croissants People wrapped in the same cloak of arrogance he is Diane Abbott Eurostar croissants Scottish deadpan authenticity A black prime minister Daggering (…as is the dance) Poetry Entrepreneurs with a vaulting ambition to make their start-up go […]
little bits
When Matt Damon decided the “science the shit out of this” as he was stuck on Mars in Ridley Scott’s space-epic The Martian, one would be forgiven for thinking his parents brought up on Little Bits. The groundbreaking US start-up is empowering kids to create inventions using easy-to-use electronic building blocks. At a time when […]
margot robbie’s bubble bath
Bless my good friend David from Madrid, an economic analyst who back in 2008 sought to clarify the particulars of the financial crash. The poor bloke tried at least 5 times with no joy. Sheepishly, I hung my head. Last night I watched a comedy-drama by Adam McKay titled The Big Short. The film has Margot […]
soy, syria ans 1st word problems
Shout-out to the Canadian girl sitting opposite doing a good job of telling the rest of the train about her soy intolerance whilst making it sound as dramatic as the Syrian War.
in the theatre of terror
As terrorist media coverage levels spike in the wake of the Charlie Hebdo terror attack, there seems to a sizeable difference between the innate strength of terrorists and the fear they manage to invoke.In traditional warfare, fear is a by-product of material and human loss. It is often proportional to the side inflicting that loss. […]
