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Disruptive Technology is ALWAYS Greeted with Doubt, Skepticism and Rejection
Every disruptive technology is greeted with doubt, skepticism, and rejection. That is the normal trend. In 2002-2005 when as the founder of my startup ConnecTerra Inc, by all accounts the world’s first official IoT company, I started talking to folks about how everything would get on the internet and the economy would be shifting. As…
Business Etiquette – Even on Zoom!
This is not a debate about whether to Zoom or not-to Zoom. Clearly the virtual, remote, and emerging hybrid business environments are surviving via Zoom, Teams, etc. Whether we are having a meeting via Zoom or in person, there are still some polite manners that should be required. For example, if ½ the people…
Steve Jobs, We Miss You! Without You, Apple is Not Innovating!
When true attempts at innovation fail, desperate attempts of pseudo-innovation take off, often demonstrated in pointless new product introductions and fake-hype. This is exactly what Apple did in the announcement of the release of the iPhone 14 last week, which is lacking any interesting innovation elements. This was perhaps even worse, as Apple attempted to feed…
Do Smartphones Ruin Our Memory Capacity?
I make a point to remember dates, phone numbers, membership numbers, and addresses. I constantly practice and make a point of remembering dates maybe 3-4 months out. I find that if I don’t do this constantly my brain slows down. Friends and colleagues often ask me… “Why?” They tell me that they no longer remember even their…
Why is Your Company Resisting Using AI???
This article in Financial Times refreshed a question that I have been struggling with for a long time: Why are companies hesitant to use AI? AI is all around us and everyone has heard about it. Large companies with massive engineering staff are refusing to use AI, and I think this article points out one…
Are We Too-Hyper-Connected or Simply Insane?
Today while driving in LA, I saw something very real and disturbing that I have to share. When the light at our shared intersection was green, two cars were not moving. When I looked, I saw one driver, head down, texting, and the other (and this is a new one), had a laptop rigged up…