Using Film to Convey Critical Reproductive Health Information to Those Who Need It Most, via Medium #globalhealth #women #gender #SRHR #reproductiveheatlth …see more

Last year, Rachel Swarns wrote about the slaves sold to save Georgetown University : https://nyti.ms/2kFjPz7 . Now at least 2 descendants will join the student body via The New York Times

Just checked in at the Charlotte Habitat for Humanity symposium, "Building Futures: The Perilous Convergence of Poverty, Injustice and the Affordable Housing Crisis in Charlotte."​ Quite a strong turnout; can't wait for the discussion to begin. https://lnkd.in/gRbausS Habitat for Humanity Charlotte …see more

From Forbes : The Science Behind How Mindfulness Helps You Break Negative Thought Patterns https://lnkd.in/eVQ5JRW

Book is still out of stock at Amazon, but Barnes & Noble has it available and providing its members 10% off and free shipping. http://ow.ly/TKFr50AguzA

Had a fabulous conversation with Anne Greenhalgh and Jeff Klein about THINK FOR YOURSELF on @Wharton Business Radio last Friday. @SXMBusiness. Here's a link to the replay! https://lnkd.in/efWarx9 via @acast …see more

My next THINK FOR YOURSELF webinar (in partnership with WSB ) will take place on Thursday, June 4th at 1pm. My guest will be Reince Priebus , former Chief of Staff at The White House , former Chairman of the Republican National Committee , and two-time honoree as one of TIME 's 100 Most Influential People in the world. Space is limited so please register: https://lnkd.in/dpWDx9E …see more

My recent interview on Martin Bamford of Informed Choice radio went live this morning! It was a great conversation, where we covered the following topics: -Why India may not develop a middle-class if they stick with their current strategy -How passive investing is starting to distort markets -Factors that make some cryptocurrency tokens similar to a Ponzi scheme and much more! You can listen now at …see more

Luxembourg fintech accelerator NadiFin Fintech Accelerator here we just kicked off our second and final week for the 2020 cohort. The LHoFT - Luxembourg House of Financial Technology Luxembourg for Finance Ministry of Finance, Luxembourg #fintechnews #fintech #financialservices Brown Brothers Harriman SC Ventures by Standard Chartered …see more

‪gambling on stocks and the stock market is much more entertaining than gambling on bitcoin - for all age groups. ‬ ‪fight me. ‬

at least 11 lawmakers know less than nothing about blockchain, capital markets, asset management or market structure.

the unbearable lightness of banking (a story about two balance sheets, two distribution channels and a bank holding company)

‪payment firms (old or new, networks or not) are shrewdly navigating innovation & new technologies. on average.‬ ‪compare what Visa, Mastercard, PayPal, Square, Stripe are accomplishing with what most large banks are not.‬ ‪yes, unfair comparison - regs are different. still. ‬ …see more

this does not pass the smell test. we have yet to get to the reason behind the reason behind the reason.

reminder: once the veil has been pierced, and enough people realize it has, then things tend to unravel at a speed no one would have expected. (widely true in business and otherwise)

was i wrong in thinking Libra was the only non-blockchain mega payment project? and by payment i really mean “identity” obviously.

‪Libra paved the way for central bank digital currency.‬ ‪Libra criticism & push back gives cover for central bankndigital currency initiatives.‬ ‪more power is catnip to nation states. ‬

on transportation, urbanism - and implicitly, the economic models thereby unlocked. not finserv or fintech per se. good to exercise lateral thinking muscles tho.

let’s assume the thesis herein outlined is correct: monopolies (data, attention, compute) will be upended by *blockchain*. the conclusion seeks hasty to me. end of m&a? i doubt it. threat of takeovers, “corporate” raiding, minority stakeholders pulling their weight, forking, various attacks & threat vectors are all part of the m&a arsenal and will thrive in an age of blockchain protocols, especially opened ones. #blockchain #data #crypto #tokens #cryptoassets #cryptocurrencies …see more

‪- every global retailer will issue a digital currency‬ ‪- every leading national retailer will issue a digital currency‬ ‪- everyone will call these new digital currencies “cryptocurrencies” (because it sounds better)‬ ‪as a result the payments value chain will be completely upended‬ #payments #digitalcurrency #blockchain #tokenization #fintech …see more