My first visit to Confab was really enjoyable–definitely makes me feel that I should spread my wings and attend more conferences outside my immediate areas of professional interest. One thing we can say for sure–Katrina Halvorson and Brain Traffic really know how to put on a great event. Highlights: I really like the mix of…
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Confab 2018 – Day 1
I am attending my first ever Confab conference; decided that since it’s an event I can attend without travel I should take advantage of the learning & networking opportunities. There are ways in which Confab feels a lot like the Summit–I don’t have the tribal “these are my people!” vibe that I have at the…
Read moreBlockchain Overhyped?
Lawrence Baxter was the head of e-Commerce at Wachovia while I worked there and he was an effective and compassionate leader whom I respected a great deal. He now teaches at Duke University and has co-authored an interesting blog post on blockchain that is worth reading. https://sites.duke.edu/thefinregblog/2018/04/05/blockchain-is-overhyped
Read moreJill Lepore: What the Gospel of Innovation Gets Wrong
I’ve waxed poetic about my love affair with The New Yorker before, and this week’s issue is another one with several riveting long form pieces that I can’t wait to dig into. Jill Lepore offers a scathing critique of Clayton Christensen’s disruptive innovation theory. I have to confess that I haven’t actually read The Innovator’s…
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