Hot Takes
Today, I simply want to share a fantastic video on how we are transitioning from Software eats the world to Hardware eats software – that ate the world. It points out how hardware is the new central battlefield for "digital" platforms and why, in that regard, Apple has been
Newsletter
I'm taking a few days off this week. Still, I wanted to share a simple reminder of how we often see innovation as a customer-driven process. And in so many cases, it's anything but.
Advanced
I've been discussing the automotive market for years here as (a) it's a fascinating mix of economic pressure meets technology disruption meets consumer behavior change meets geopolitical turmoil, and (b) I do work for various operators of this market ranging from startups trying to disrupt par
Culture
Today, we're talking about the rise and fall of film technology and how one company, Fujifilm, managed to pivot and adapt to new businesses. Fujifilm was established in 1934 as a subsidiary of Daicel with the aim of producing photographic films. For decades, Fujifilm dominated the camera film
Strategy
This week I wanted to discuss the looming menace of the disappearance of social media as we knew them since the early 2000s. And when I say menace, I really mean opportunity for us and yet, foreseeable risks for all the businesses that depend on them.
Hot Takes
As foreseen and predicted, Microsoft is already moving in to offer private instances of ChatGPT working on your Azure backend. What it means is that if you authorize it, you can now run Microsoft AI to digest specific clusters of your company's data, make sense of them and
Advanced
I know what you think. Self-driving and autonomous cars have been promised with such enthusiasm that we'd thought they'd be all around already in 2020. Then... it got complicated. As a fair disclosure, I was also adamant about their fast propagation... in China (and maybe Japan)
Hot Takes
It's 2023, and we still haven't learned much about social media or what is called in Silicon Valley lingo "tech" platforms. We got used to personal data leaks, bots posing as your friends, election meddling, hate speech, and far more. From Facebook to Twitter
Beginner
Gartner Hype Cycle has become a standard tool for most corporations involved in technology (but at this point, who's not?). In my experience, it's still poorly understood and often leads to wishful and sometimes even magical thinking. Let's try to fix that.
Hot Takes
Among the many things that are not much discussed when considering ChatGPT dangers and biases is that it was built from predominantly English-speaking content. Just like China deep learning systems are only working on content in Mandarin, these systems have inherent cultural biases that obviously impact the quality of the
Expert
As you're now all becoming pros at understanding innovation portfolio strategies, I wanted this week to give you an extra insight on the edge of a portfolio. The radar's edge and why it matters so much.
Advanced
Just last week, I was pointing at a few bubbles of risks that were about to burst. One of them was how citizens in Paris would react to the mayor asking them if they want to keep or reject micromobility solutions (as in fleet of e-scooters). 📈 A daily slice of