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| Dec 7, 2019 | How Peloton’s ad got made (a short play) | The Internet is having a field day with Peloton’s silly holiday ad. But underneath the barbs is an interesting question: How do ads like this pass through so many layers of approval, by so many talented stakeholders, and still get the green... |
| Dec 7, 2019 | How Peloton’s ad got made (a short play) | We are excited to bring Transform 2022 back in-person July 19 and virtually July 20 - 28. Join AI and data leaders for insightful talks and exciting networking opportunities. Register today!
The Internet is having a field day with Peloton’s... |
| Mar 3, 2019 | Why ThisPersonDoesNotExist (and its copycats) need to be restricted | We are excited to bring Transform 2022 back in-person July 19 and virtually July 20 - 28. Join AI and data leaders for insightful talks and exciting networking opportunities. Register today!
You might have heard about the recent viral sensa... |
| Nov 11, 2018 | How crypto traders are avoiding taxes with a lending loophole | Chalk another one up to the law of unintended consequences. Our dumb policy of treating every crypto-to-crypto trade as a taxable event has given rise to an equally dumb, but somewhat delightful, loophole, made possible by emerging blockcha... |
| Nov 11, 2018 | How crypto traders are avoiding taxes with a lending loophole | We are excited to bring Transform 2022 back in-person July 19 and virtually July 20 - 28. Join AI and data leaders for insightful talks and exciting networking opportunities. Register today!
Chalk another one up to the law of unintended con... |
| May 21, 2018 | Blockchain’s big show: The good, the bad, and the ugly of Consensus 2018 | We are excited to bring Transform 2022 back in-person July 19 and virtually July 20 - 28. Join AI and data leaders for insightful talks and exciting networking opportunities. Register today!
The world’s biggest and gaudiest blockchain confe... |
| May 21, 2018 | Blockchain’s big show: The good, the bad, and the ugly of Consensus 2018 | The world’s biggest and gaudiest blockchain conference takes place every year in New York City, congregating thousands of delegates from across the cryptosphere to mingle under one ritzy hotel roof. Consensus underscores all that’s inspirin... |
| Mar 25, 2018 | 15 arguments against taxing cryptocurrency trades | We are excited to bring Transform 2022 back in-person July 19 and virtually July 20 - 28. Join AI and data leaders for insightful talks and exciting networking opportunities. Register today!
Last year, Congress passed a law treating every c... |
| Mar 25, 2018 | 15 arguments against taxing cryptocurrency trades | Last year, Congress passed a law treating every crypto-to-crypto trade as a taxable event. That’s a mistake. Cryptocurrencies are too novel, fraught, and susceptible to unintended consequences to be taxed the same way as stocks and precious... |
| Feb 18, 2018 | How to weaponize our tech addiction: A ‘stickiness gap’ law | We are excited to bring Transform 2022 back in-person July 19 and virtually July 20 - 28. Join AI and data leaders for insightful talks and exciting networking opportunities. Register today!
No one’s better than America at addicting people ... |
| Feb 18, 2018 | How to weaponize our tech addiction: A ‘stickiness gap’ law | No one’s better than America at addicting people to empty pixels. We have the platforms, like Facebook, Netflix, iOS, free-to-play video games, and Reddit. We have the people, an elite army of incentivized coders, statisticians, psychologis... |
| Jan 28, 2018 | Before you build your startup on Ethereum, consider the options | Before you build your blockchain startup atop Ethereum, which is what most people in cryptoworld do, take a step back and survey the field. With a little comparison shopping and a lot of hustle, you can secure a blockbuster deal with one of... |
| Jan 28, 2018 | Before you build your startup on Ethereum, consider the options | We are excited to bring Transform 2022 back in-person July 19 and virtually July 20 - 28. Join AI and data leaders for insightful talks and exciting networking opportunities. Register today!
Before you build your blockchain startup atop Eth... |
| Jan 6, 2018 | With cryptocurrency, buy the substance, sell the hype | We are excited to bring Transform 2022 back in-person July 19 and virtually July 20 - 28. Join AI and data leaders for insightful talks and exciting networking opportunities. Register today!
The prevailing wisdom for cryptocurrency founders... |
| Jan 6, 2018 | With cryptocurrency, buy the substance, sell the hype | The prevailing wisdom for cryptocurrency founders is that you win through hype: talk like an infomercial, parade clownish speakers around conferences, and attack critics relentlessly for “spreading FUD.” That approach works; many aggressive... |
| Nov 5, 2017 | How to write a cryptocurrency white paper | We are excited to bring Transform 2022 back in-person July 19 and virtually July 20 - 28. Join AI and data leaders for insightful talks and exciting networking opportunities. Register today!
So you want to create the next bitcoin. Wonderful... |
| Nov 5, 2017 | How to write a cryptocurrency white paper | So you want to create the next bitcoin. Wonderful! But before you crack code, you’ll need to revisit English 101, because the blockchain community demands a white paper with every project.
What’s a white paper? It’s a document that describe... |
| Sep 29, 2017 | What Vitalik Buterin’s new ICO proposal gets wrong | We are excited to bring Transform 2022 back in-person July 19 and virtually July 20 - 28. Join AI and data leaders for insightful talks and exciting networking opportunities. Register today!
Ethereum creator Vitalik Buterin and TrueBit foun... |
| Sep 29, 2017 | What Vitalik Buterin’s new ICO proposal gets wrong | Ethereum creator Vitalik Buterin and TrueBit founder Jason Teusch recently proposed a new way to run an ICO. Does it work? Possibly. Is it made for human beings? Therein lies the rub.
Here’s the problem they’re attacking: If a token sale is... |
| Sep 14, 2017 | Why Bitcoin ‘crashes’ twice a week | We are excited to bring Transform 2022 back in-person July 19 and virtually July 20 - 28. Join AI and data leaders for insightful talks and exciting networking opportunities. Register today!
Maybe it’s the halo effect, but bitcoin is making... |
| Sep 14, 2017 | Why Bitcoin ‘crashes’ twice a week | Maybe it’s the halo effect, but bitcoin is making otherwise rational business journalists go bonkers.
Let’s review a few headlines from this past week:
CNBC: Bitcoin’s price tanks after report China may shut down exchanges
TheStreet: Bitcoi... |
| Jul 29, 2017 | Ad blockers are digging their own graves | We are excited to bring Transform 2022 back in-person July 19 and virtually July 20 - 28. Join AI and data leaders for insightful talks and exciting networking opportunities. Register today!
Just as summer’s sear leads to winter’s freeze, t... |
| Jul 29, 2017 | Ad blockers are digging their own graves | Just as summer’s sear leads to winter’s freeze, the unchecked growth of ad blockers (30 percent increase last year) will lead to a comeback in banner ads.
The reason comes down to why most people install ad blockers in the first place. It’s... |
| Jul 29, 2017 | Bitcoin holders face sticky decision before August 1 split | With Bitcoin and the blockchain, life continues to be damned if you do and damned if you don’t. On August 1, if you hold any bitcoin, then you’ll receive the equivalent in a new cryptocurrency called “Bitcoin Cash.” The reason why is messy,... |
| Jun 17, 2017 | How to save the 200,000 apps Apple plans to purge from its App Store | Seven years ago I made an iPhone app that many people call their favorite. Unless something is done soon, that app will trot into the abyss, lock-step and arms-entangled with almost 200,000 peers.
Apple has long nudged iOS developers to upg... |
| Apr 22, 2017 | How Apple can fix news | Two months ago, Tim Cook railed against the rise of “mind-killing” fake news and pledged Apple News’s support in the battle against it. And so far, Apple News has done an admirable job of curtailing false news. But it’s done a lousy job of ... |
| Jan 30, 2017 | U.S. tech without Iranian immigrants: No eBay, Oracle, Google, Dropbox, Tinder | Last year, when we were debating whether or not the U.S. should ramp up its acceptance of Syrian refugees, one image of a tech icon went viral, inspiring social media posts, news coverage, and a Banksy tribute. That image was of Steve Jobs ... |
| Dec 18, 2016 | A first-time investor’s guide to equity crowdfunding | Over the last year you’ve probably seen a variation of the headline, “Anyone can now invest in startups!” With the birth of equity crowdfunding, we’ve seen the launch of new platforms, including one by Indiegogo, that let the average person... |
| Nov 19, 2016 | How tech usurped the word ’empathy’ | We are excited to bring Transform 2022 back in-person July 19 and virtually July 20 - 28. Join AI and data leaders for insightful talks and exciting networking opportunities. Register today!
Six years ago, during a tense job interview, an e... |
| Oct 2, 2016 | Let’s stop name-dropping our corporate exes | We are excited to bring Transform 2022 back in-person July 19 and virtually July 20 - 28. Join AI and data leaders for insightful talks and exciting networking opportunities. Register today!
There’s a Silicon Valley trend that’s been bother... |
| Oct 2, 2016 | Let’s stop name-dropping our corporate exes | There’s a Silicon Valley trend that’s been bothering me lately. Open Twitter and you’ll see hundreds of tech bios that read a variation of:
Engineer at [company]. ex-@Apple, ex-@Google, @MIT
As a marketer, I understand the appeal. Associati... |
| Sep 17, 2016 | Tech is transforming how we live with art | Last year a DIY project went viral. Its creator, Clay Bavor, who also happens to lead VR at Google, used a 5K iMac and a host of lighting tricks to simulate a painting. House guests couldn’t tell that the paint strokes were pixels.
I wanted... |
| Sep 17, 2016 | Tech is transforming how we live with art | We are excited to bring Transform 2022 back in-person July 19 and virtually July 20 - 28. Join AI and data leaders for insightful talks and exciting networking opportunities. Register today!
Last year a DIY project went viral. Its creator, ... |
| Aug 13, 2016 | 12 demos that made me say ‘wow’ at VRLA | Did you miss a session from GamesBeat Summit 2022? All sessions are available to stream now. Learn more.
VRLA, the world’s biggest VR convention, was closer to a theme park this year than a trade show. You waited in long lines, abused your ... |
| Aug 13, 2016 | 12 demos that made me say ‘wow’ at VRLA | VRLA, the world’s biggest VR convention, was closer to a theme park this year than a trade show. You waited in long lines, abused your body with impractical thrills, paid too much for merchandise ($40 t-shirts?) and then went home giddy and... |
| Jul 9, 2016 | Marketers: Email prompts are trendy but dangerous | We are excited to bring Transform 2022 back in-person July 19 and virtually July 20 - 28. Join AI and data leaders for insightful talks and exciting networking opportunities. Register today!
It’s trendy for marketers to BAM-KAPOW their visi... |
| Jul 9, 2016 | Marketers: Email prompts are trendy but dangerous | It’s trendy for marketers to BAM-KAPOW their visitors with pop-up pleas to “JOIN OUR MAILING LIST!” These animated boxes, powered by hot startups like SumoMe and OptinMonster, promise a firm ROI handshake. In exchange for a smidgen of JavaS... |
| Apr 23, 2016 | How to fix the username system | Did you miss a session from GamesBeat Summit 2022? All sessions are available to stream now. Learn more.
I recently decried the “first come, first served” username system that so many digital platforms adopt. In response to my post, a lengt... |
| Apr 23, 2016 | How to fix the username system | I recently decried the “first come, first served” username system that so many digital platforms adopt. In response to my post, a lengthy Hacker News discussion was born, and I spent a Sunday answering thoughtful emails and Tweets. Readers ... |
| Apr 2, 2016 | We need a new username system | What do Twitter, YouTube, Pinterest, Instagram and a gazillion other digital platforms have in common? They all treat usernames like a baby treats a diaper instead of the precious and lucrative resource they are.
Because usernames are dishe... |
| Apr 2, 2016 | We need a new username system | Did you miss a session from GamesBeat Summit 2022? All sessions are available to stream now. Learn more.
What do Twitter, YouTube, Pinterest, Instagram and a gazillion other digital platforms have in common? They all treat usernames like a ... |
| Mar 19, 2016 | VR will make working from home cooler than ever | Nascent entrepreneurs and seasoned pajama warriors know that working from home is life-changing … and also kind of sucks. That’s why WeWork’s valuation is $16 billion and why the most popular product in a coffee shop is the power outlet. As... |
| Jan 7, 2016 | Oculus’ pricing ‘misstep’ was a clever marketing ploy | Did you miss a session from GamesBeat Summit 2022? All sessions are available to stream now. Learn more.
The big mystery behind Oculus’ $599 preorder fiasco was how a savvy company like Oculus, owned by a savvier company called Facebook, co... |
| Jan 7, 2016 | Oculus’ pricing ‘misstep’ was a clever marketing ploy | The big mystery behind Oculus’ $599 preorder fiasco was how a savvy company like Oculus, owned by a savvier company called Facebook, could fail so spectacularly at setting its customers’ expectations. While Oculus feigns Mr. Magoo-like igno... |
| Nov 28, 2015 | Product leaders: You need to stop saying no | The consensus approach for building a great product is to craft a vision and then jealously guard that vision from outside interference as you drive it home. Product thought leaders have a simple strategy for this: saying no a lot.
“No” is ... |
| Nov 28, 2015 | Product leaders: You need to stop saying no | We are excited to bring Transform 2022 back in-person July 19 and virtually July 20 - 28. Join AI and data leaders for insightful talks and exciting networking opportunities. Register today!
The consensus approach for building a great produ... |