I fell in love with tech the moment I read about it in the library on microfiche circa '87. I waited tables at night, learned in the day. Started my first tech company in '89. What a trip it's been, still is. So grateful,
I've been a tech entrepreneur for 32 years now. I've been in the same business for 32 years. I started my 2nd company in 2002. Knock on wood (my head), we're at the doorstep of another great app. Campfires are a great metaphor for tech marketing and product development. I
Gerald ("Gerry") Armstrong is a legendary gadfly. Some say he wrote the book - although Gerry would scoff at the thought. He was also a mentor. Gerry was the former CEO of the Rocky Mountain Fuel Company in Denver. The New York Times first wrote about him in 1978. I
This week Time launched their "Building a better future" NFT. The project was heavily promoted by social media influencer farokh. Time Magazine is now owned by Marc Benoiff, Chairman and CEO of Salesforce. Anyone who's been in tech for as long as I have knows that Marc Benoiff was for
It wasn't that long ago I thought I'd never see anything like circa '89 or early dotcom in tech. But here we are. I believe they'll talk about this period in tech for years to come. Why? Let's start here: https://www.forbes.com/sites/ninabambysheva/2021/08/23/visa-enters-metaverse-with-first-nft-purchase/
My tech career started circa '88. It's fun being part of something that changes things. It's happened to me a few times. I'm so happy for everyone in crypto, I truly am. I read that someone can buy a home now because of an NFT sale. That's wonderful. I want
This is for digitalartchick. Self-described NFT influencer. Suzy Greenberg - Phish https://bit.ly/2U0WStI Suzy's 'bout as faithful as a slot machine Pays off once in a while, then she robs you clean She's always afraid that she's not sure what she's worth She's out of her mind and
This song reminds me of what's happening in two communities I adore - Blazed Cats and BAYC. I'm so grateful to be part of the whole. Feel like I'm "afloat upon the waves" Prince Caspian - 9/6/2015 @ Dick's - Phish https://bit.ly/3lu5LqY
I love Blazed Cats. So I bought some. Super cool and creative NFT project. Read about them. Fuck Stoner Cats. So here's Blaze On from Phish. https://bit.ly/3ffWT4q Because now each time I hear Blaze On, I'm gonna think of Blazed Cats. Fuck Stoner Cats.
The Hirst Currency drop is an important moment for NFT. I'm grateful to have one. Read all about the drop here: https://bit.ly/2W8kZY7 Hirst brings us face to face with art and money. In Hirst's view, art is the most valuable currency in the world. What if he's
Attention Citizens: In honor of the historic TARS launch, here's Phish's Martian Monster. Your trip is short. https://bit.ly/3BwPCXD
On NFT Twitter the chatter is always how valuable community is to an avatar project, disproportionatly so. At face value this isn't true. Value comes from the founders. The founders created something so great, it caused the customers to change their pfp. Then, the founders added more value. The work
I know there's some out there who love the Metaverse and the planet too. But Mother Earth needs you more. So please, keep reading. Fuck the Metaverse isn't exactly what I mean. What I'm sayin is, the Metaverse can wait. All hands on deck for the world we're in. I
NBA Top Shot ("Top Shot") was my NFT appetiser. I got in about 20 months ago, when I heard Mark Cuban talk about it. Top Shot is about Moments and Packs of Moments. A Moment is a digital highlight - a player making a shot, a steal, maybe a dunk.
Chalk Dust Torture Phish Dick's 9-4-2016 Turn it phucking up https://bit.ly/3hyoZt6 But who can unlearn all the facts that I've learned As I sat in their chairs and my synapses burned And the torture of chalk dust collects on my tongue Thoughts follow my vision and dance
There's an age old saying in marketing that's been true for a hundred years, it'll never not be true. Which is, you can change someone's behavior but you can't change their beliefs.
the $$ amount of influence tied to Twitter personas who won’t say their names is mind blowing. These faceless and nameless souls squawk to their followers about what to buy, but then won’t put their names on the line? And people listen to them??
I hope they're still making rugs in Iran. I've made some mistakes with NFTs. I expected to. I'll be writing more about my NFT experience so far.
Bookmark The Defiant Manifesto. It might be the best "who we we are, what we do, what we're gonna do" statement I've ever read.
Really great news from Bitcoin Miami today. Crypto is one the greatest inventions of my lifetime. It'll not only change how we think of money. It's going to be the catalyst that advances renewable energy to the mainstream. Hooray for crypto!
I'm an OG from a different time (started in tech around ’87) and space. I don't care about the vanity side of this. But I dig the fun. I got in all because in about an hour on Sunday (or was it Saturday?) morning I said to myself "this is
Circa ’97 taxi drivers were handing out stock tips. VC’s were throwing money at worthless companies with apps nobody really needed. These apps didn’t solve a burning problem, they weren’t even a pretty good. Most didn’t have working code.
I wrote a version of this what seems like eons ago, because that’s how fast things move in crypto. I’ve met some good people in this space. But I’ve seen a side of this that’s unsavory - influencers who’re really just paid carnival barkers. Downright deceitful stuff. More on this coming.
Check Your Financial PrivilegeWhile those comfortable in the dollar bubble deride Bitcoin, the stories of three emerging market users demonstrate why it is so important.Bitcoin Magazine: Bitcoin News, Articles, Charts, and GuidesAlex Gladstein
My friend Jonesy sent me this link from The Guardian today: IF YOU’RE NOT TERRIFIED ABOUT FACEBOOK, YOU HAVEN’T BEEN PAYING ATTENTIONIf you’re not terrified about Facebook, you haven’t been paying attention | Carole CadwalladrFacebook and America are now indivisible, says the Observer writer who broke the
