![nsmblog50 (2).jpg] ( tl;dr: a short journey into the existing world of financial asset management and a realization of how much stands to improve. I recently initiated a transfer of funds from one online

tl;dr: how public blockchains reduce the cognitive tax on assessing system credibility and why that’s important. It was my dad who first pointed out the unspoken societal danger of terms like “rigged,”

tl;dr: Google is in the healthcare business. Their first product is Emotional Insurance. But it’s not free. I am writing this post on the morning after the Super Bowl. By now, if you even bothered to watch

Tl;dr: New leadership, refined focus. Still serving enterprise marketers. When Never Stop Marketing began all the way back in April 2008, the company was premised on two commitments to the market. The

tl;dr: more thoughts on music as code and messaging and the benefits of a protected, secure environment for its transmission. A cousin suggested that I watch the documentary, Bach- A Passionate Life as

tl;dr: the greatest threat isn’t math, computer science, or governments. It’s people. I think a lot about confirmation bias. At this point, I have a lot tied up in the experiment that is blockchain and

Saw a chart of the growth in the money supply in the US since the 2008 financial crisis. It made me want to go back to basics for a refresher on the topic. So, I watched Fear the Boom and Bust: Keynes

tl;dr: an exploration of how regulatory goals could be achieved more effectively with decentralized governance. There are points in your life when you feel old. Then, there are points in your life when

tl;dr: the past 25 years of the music industry are a great case study about how tech disrupts businesses. David Byrne of the Talking Heads is a great guide For those of us who remember Napster and its

tl;dr: when buildings are the outputs of 3d printing, a lot more changes than just the construction materials. Dubai recently announced that they had successfully 3d printed the world’s largest building.

tl;dr: the rules of the game have changed over the past 20 years. Jeff Bezos is a grandmaster. You don’t need me to link to articles and videos about the deforestation and destruction of the “lungs of

tl;dr: When assets are controlled by individuals, customer experiences will improve. They will have to. I almost never use Skype anymore. And by “never use,” I mean that the app isn’t open on any device

tl;dr: thinking about an emerging market based on an innate desire to not be followed 24/7. Welcome to SSI. On her 18th birthday, a girl is handed a brand new identity by her father. Only this identity

tl;dr: the digital age requires digital-native institutions so we can all get along. It’s about going forward, not backwards. In Judaism, there is a concept known as a “milah mancha.” (don’t get caught

Spencer Dinwiddie of the Brooklyn Nets may be the most effective crypto spokesperson in the world. Listen to him (it’s 2 minutes). For more on his groundbreaking NBA contract tokenization plan, see here.

tl;dr: Disruption is evident after the non-obvious becomes obvious. A look back and a look forward. One of the richest zip codes in America is 22043. Right in the middle lies the Tysons Corner mall, ranked

tl;dr: Not knowing about Bitcoin might save me a lot of discomfort in the short run but not knowing about it will likely cause more discomfort in the long run. Every now and then, there’s a small part

tl;dr: when non-fungible assets can easily be used to secure loans of fungible assets, value gets liberated. One of the less obvious elements about the coming Age of Blockchains is how the concept of an

tl;dr: will we look back at the 2010’s as the final, dying gasps of government-backed fiat currency? One of my morning rituals before I sit down to write a blog post is to take a quick glance at the Wall

tl;dr: the insurance industry sits protected by regulatory moats and distribution moats. They have nothing to fear, right? Depends on your timeframe. Here comes deInsurance. I saw a commercial recently