Former US Surgeon General Vivek Murthy has some advice on curing loneliness. Be of service to others through volunteering, talk to strangers, and be disciplined about dedicating some time—even five minutes to call or talk to a loved one.

A lovely break from the news of the day, discover how The People’s Money—new bank notes from Scotland—was designed with input from ordinary Scots. (This inspired me to find out more about Nan Shepherd, the modernist writer on the 5-pound Scottish note.) …see more

Are data-poor organizations doomed? We’ve been running a data science experiment over the past few months. We were shocked, but not surprised by what we learned. Think about this...

one thing i overlooked when sharing my thoughts on FB’s foray in payments & other financial services. the fines levied by financial regulators will be even lower than those inflicted by the FCC. winning! …see more

another example why financial literacy & education are important. same could be said of tech literacy & education.

finally, Ron Shevlin ‘s long dream of flying bank branches & flying ATMs is becoming reality. my bet is on Capital One to be the first to market.

What ROI do #seed #investors seek when they fund a #startup ? #seedfunding https://lnkd.in/g_TSeN8

Yesterday, I had the pleasure of talking to Dennis MacGillivray . What's the key to selling? Dennis says it's about focus and accountability. "If you gain focus and accountability, that leads to confidence. People buy from confident people." Thanks to Botkeeper for sponsoring this session of #letsgetradical live! Catch the full recording below. #radicalcpa #cpas #accountants #cpalove #accountantlove #accountablegrowth #sellingskills https://lnkd.in/dDm3k7W …see more

In my latest LinkedIn column, I cover the evolution of Insurance from being a grudge purchase to becoming disruptive insurance businesses that seek to become the center of the customers universe. My point of view covers some ideas for driving relevance amidst the growing competitiveness landscape and changing needs of customers #nextgeninsurance #informationforgood #solvingproblemsthatmatter #customerfirst #cx #ux #bigdata #digitalfirst Robin Wagner Nikki Peel Peter Lynch …see more

Splunk is on a Shopping Spree #cloud #stocks Sendur Sellakumar Ammar Maraqa John McQueen Tim Tully Carrie Palin Jason Child Seema Haji Lerry Wilson Chris Penner Bonni-Jo Bouchard Salazar Brooke Cunningham Christian Gonzalez R Doug Merritt …see more

Just a quick read on brand and how to think about it for this Friday. #brand #brandpositioning #brandposition #marketing

Check out the Insurance Apprentice 2019 competition at https://lnkd.in/g-c5-iP and for vote for TransUnion ’s Pieter Stoker #TIA2019 #Insurance #TUAfrica #AfricaRising

How Large #Companies Address Existential Threats + interview with Sumant Mandal of March Capital

Building a Global #Technology #Company from Colombia: Ricardo Villadiego , #CEO of Easy Solutions, a Cyxtera Business

How can a #startup find #seed #investors in a particluar industry? #seedfunding https://lnkd.in/g_TSeN8

Join us now – It’s our 512th FREE Online #1m1m #mentoring roundtable for #entrepreneurs w/@sramana: http://ow.ly/YsTY30rnZJj PASSWORD: startup

Which are leading #seed #VC and #Angel investment firms? #seedfunding https://lnkd.in/g_TSeN8

the difference between a eulogy and an elegy of the $ led global financial system lies in what state of existence one refers to. a eulogy praises all the goodness the $ led global financial system has brought and brings to the world. an elegy praises all the goodness the $ led global financial system has brought in, in as much as such system has ceased to be. #fintech #banking #payments #capitalmarkets #assetmanagement #lending #insurance #financialservices …see more

‪decoupling of payments system from banking (deposit taking & lending) is a long term secular trend. ‬ ‪those banks that are able to partner w/new payments players and/or that get tech will survive. those that do not will have a hard time. ‬ #payments #banking #lending #banks #fintech #technology …see more

Even when this Covid-19 pandemic is finally over, I doubt we’ll be "going back to normal" — at least not in the sense of what was considered “normal” even only a month ago. The Coronavirus has acted as an accelerant of change and it’s almost as though we've time jumped five years into the future. Things are going to be very weird and different for a great many of us over the weeks and months ahead. All of which means accurate news and reporting is more important than ever. And so too is the need to find new ways of supporting the journalists and creators who are working so diligently to keep us all informed. Today we launched a new way to do just that: https://lnkd.in/d2VZCzG #journalists #reporting #pandemic #coronavirus …see more