if you benefit from centralization you want more centralization. if you benefit from decentralization you want more decentralization. <that is all>

That’s innovation. That’s the only thing that has been driving me. It’s not the money; it’s not the credibility. It’s just getting out there first. Nick D'Aloisio From Summly to Silicon Valley: The teen who sold his app for $30 million https://lnkd.in/gRTM-d8 #founder #startup #entrepreneur …see more

Being inclusive starts from day one. Investors and CEOs have to be thinking about representation from the beginning. It should be a priority, a core value. Abadesi Osunsade https://lnkd.in/gTSWaek #founder #diversity #femalefounder #womenintech …see more

Enjoy this excellent Virtual Google Talk from Daniel Lieberman, author of the fabulous new book Exercised.

Big #investor meeting coming up? Let's discuss your #startup #pitch at next free #mentoring roundtable.

‪the more centralizing the technology the faster the adoption by centralizing agents & the more crucial a governance framework to individual rights.‬ ‪the more decentralizing the technology the slower the adoption by centralizing agents & the more crucial a governance framework to avoid centralizing capture by incumbents. ‬ #technology #innovation …see more

"What I fear is that as technology itself grows at exponential rates, aren’t we all being put under an ever greater magnifying glass? In an age where technology can permit all genius to thrive, are we actually using it to the opposite end? Will we prevent the intellect of opinion for fear of mass criticism? # https://lnkd.in/d9jzaEA #founder #startup #entrepreneur …see more

@Sramana interviewing Suman Talukdar @stswww AiSprouts.VC at the #1m1m roundtable for #entrepreneurs NOW, join us: http://ow.ly/h3EF30rdYdu PASSWORD: startup

“The industry is not as progressive as the shop window leads you to believe.” This week, I caught up with founder Rani Patel Williams to discuss some highlights of her career from adland to purpose-driven founder paying homage to her roots. Read her story here: https://lnkd.in/gqm5emR #founder #femalefounder #lgbtq …see more

"All Events in Life, Wonderful or Tragic, Are Opportunities for Learning and Growth." Tom Filsinger https://lnkd.in/gNHJn4r #founder #innovator #stanlee #gaming #BeyondWork …see more

"Hugs Will Never Be the Same." #BeyondWork with Danielle Strachman strach- where I ask #founders and #innovators how they are working during this pandemic incl productivity hacks, thoughts on the future and recommended reads …see more

very interesting piece by Dani Rodrik. whether peaceful or not (and we should all wish for the peaceful coexistence) it is hard to believe the $ led global financial system will survive as is. profound implications for financial services, fintech, crypto. #fintech #crypto #financialservices #banking #trade #currencies #cryptocurrencies #technology …see more

“I primarily focus on two different intersections of tech, the intersection of hardware and software and the intersection of engineering and humanities. I focus on these areas because they reflect my intersectional life as a Black woman. I have learned that a lot of exciting decisions happen when it is time to merge the two disciplines into one project. And I like to be in the room where those product design decisions are happening. I am also interested in how our intermediate design decisions will help or not help those we are intended. And there is the even harder question, what will be the unplanned and unconventional uses of the products and any unintended consequences? I like to call it thoughtful tech creation.” Camille Eddy …see more

New interview with Northzone GP and Dots founder Paul Murphy on life in #lockdown . We discuss his daily schedule, his top productivity tips and what the opportunities post pandemic might look like. https://lnkd.in/ez2_pnk #founder #coronavirus #tech #entrepeneurship …see more

My interview with Ryan Hoover is now live on Substack - we revisit his childhood, when he first got excited about tech, the highs and lows in the early days of building Product Hunt and how curiosity has played a part in his success. https://lnkd.in/dRH8QAG #startup #entrepreneurship #tech #founders #entrepreneur #innovation …see more

“I think having people build things just for the sake of building is okay, and a good thing, because it inspires new ideas, it helps people learn and it leads to more awesome ideas over time.” Interview with Product Hunt founder Ryan Hoover https://lnkd.in/dRH8QAG #founder #tech #startup #entrepreneur #entrepreneurship #innovation …see more

Love this: "My favorite story: A year ago I spent 20 minutes on a video conference call with a classroom full of faculty and staff at Babylon University in southern Iraq, answering questions about Python. Thanks to the efforts of the audacious woman who organized this event in a war-ridden country, students at Babylon University are now being taught introductory programming classes using Python. I still tear up when I think about the power of that experience. In my wildest dreams I never expected I’d touch lives so far away and so different from my own." Guido van Rossum , Creator of the Python programming language. …see more

Can a coder build a #startup ? Let's discuss at next free mentoring roundtable for #entrepreneurs . #startupstrategies

"Success to me was just to be independent, and I don’t mean financially independent in the sense you own a big house with no mortgage. I mean that you’ve got your own money coming in which means you can pay for everything yourself, and you don’t rely on handouts or charity. That was all I was aiming for." Final part of serial entrepreneur Duane Jackson's inspiring interview will be going out later. From Prison to Tech Millionaire - sign up here: https://lnkd.in/dD-BBnB #founder #entrepreneur #startup #tech …see more

I learned that when things are working, you’ll know they’re working, so I began to shift ideas quickly. In the beginning, it was like a labor of love, and I believed the normal business spiel of never giving up. It was easier to know when something was working than when it wasn’t. Like, when you’re pushing a boulder uphill, and then it runs downhill, you can feel it. But I think the people who have never experienced the downhill, even a little bit of downhill, don’t know. They think things are supposed to be that hard, and they are not. It shouldn’t be that hard to get the market to adopt or adapt to your product, if there’s a fit for it. Omar Hamoui https://lnkd.in/gc77Jps #founder #tech #startup #entrepreneurship #innovation …see more