Strategy
Just like TV manufacturers, automakers have mostly tried to make side money on their customers' data for years by selling it to ad companies. This is certainly a testimony of how poor the strategic thinking and long-term perspective on these markets have been for years. In both cases, razor-thin
Consulting Kickstart
This week is all about seeing the big picture and organizing a consulting work schedule over a year while diminishing stress zones and developing a progression route for yourself.
AI
In case you need to pour more fuel on the debate of "Will AI replace consultants?", here's a quick one: The core shift is that whatever you do, there will be the equivalent of a live, up-to-date Wikipedia bot to address it. Just like writers, graphic
Technology
On Monday, Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang presented its annual developer conference. In all aspects, it seems like an extract from a science-fiction movie. With 11,000 people attending (not a typo!), the conference was held in San Jose SAP Hockey stadium–the irony of being in a SAP-branded venue shouldn&
Strategy
In the recent explosion of AI and large language model (LLM) applications, few developments have captured the imagination quite like the recent strides in video generation. The unveiling of OpenAI's Sora has sparked both excitement and trepidation within the tech community and beyond. While OpenAI's foray
AI
In the mid-'90s, a breakthrough occurred in the quest to decipher human language in the context of mapping and searching information in the nascent web. Researchers, notably Sergey Brin and Larry Page from Stanford, pursued innovative avenues to refine search quality. Ironically enough, instead of grappling with the
Consulting Kickstart
We're nearing the end of our kickstart program and shifting from tactical to more strategic advice on managing a progressively self-sustaining business.
As I do from time to time, I like to share my thought process about foreseeing key turnarounds in tech and global markets as they shape the way innovators create new businesses and rewrite the status quo. Here's the regional article: My 12 predictions for 2023Let’s get
AI
Zach Seward (editorial director of AI initiatives at The New York Times) just gave a a cogent and educated deep-dive on how artificial intelligence has been (mostly) ill-used by media up to now, and (in a few cases) remarkably well. AI news that’s fit to printHow news organizations are
Consulting Kickstart
We're now crossing the halfway line of our program after having addressed expertise, pricing, and started to prepare market launch. This week, we refine our pitch and the various forms of marketing we need. Conveniently one central framework will allow us to get there.
AI
Kayak, the travel booking aggregator app, has been offering a filter for a few months now that allows you to include or exclude certain planes from your travel research. This means that a great number of customers have been more than happy to filter out the Boeing 737 Max. Some
Toolbox
I discovered a long, fantastically written, and deep article from 2019 on Design Thinking and the story of IDEO from x in 2019. At this point, you're probably bored to death by these discussions, and the few of you still using this methodology have understood its limits and