The Reckon With Blog

Crowdlifting, 20 years in the making and turning funding on its head.
Chapter I – The business of money Yes, you’re right, funding IS broken If you’re an entrepreneur or have been thinking of becoming one, you must be aware that funding, to a certain extent, is broken. You may have heard it before and yes, it’s true. It’s not a popular thing to say but more…
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The Iceberg Syndrome
Stormy seas Running a business, small or big, is challenging. Whether you’re a team of executives running a giant corporation or 2 brothers running a small family outfit, anyone will tell you that running a business is no walk in the park. It’s hard. And most businesses fail. In 2016, despite all that we know…
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The Blockchain Tsunami
Oh! look, a rabbit! I had heard the term before, “Bitcoin”. Sounded like some kind of digital wallet. And I wasn’t really interested in what felt at the time like some new form of Paypal. I saw it again here and there but didn’t think much of it. Then somewhere around 2013, an esteemed colleague…
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Seashells or the Next Internet Paradigm Shift
I’ve been pondering for the last few years what the future of the web will look like. Economics of the web One of the first thought that came to mind is that the Internet has to be viable financially. One way to achieve that is to have companies and individuals benefit from it, which makes…
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Who’s managing your career? – Time to put a ding in the recruiting universe
Why not have a career manager? In the same fashion that high level athletes, movie stars & top singers have agents or managers… I mean, don`t get me wrong, we do get help along the way. In school, you probably had access to a career counselor. If you went to a top school, they probably…
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Daily Ordeal Anyone? – The Future of Daily Deals
Group Buy A couple of years back, I heard of a company that was apparently doing really well for itself. It was a web startup that was growing so fast that it would seemingly grow faster than any business… ever. It would seemingly end up being the fastest growing business of not just web companies…
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Pinterested? – How Pinterest is Reshaping the Web
From a simple pin board idea… Keeping track of trends on the web or otherwise can be challenging. As a matter of fact, keeping track of anything can be a challenge depending on what tools you choose for that. So much is happening on the web and it’s all happening so fast! I was catching…
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The Invention Myth When it comes to consumer products, fostering an invention is no walk in the park! I’ve been inspired to invent and design from an early age and have been confronted early on with many of the hurdles and roadblocks down that road. Really? inventing is hard? – Nooo! Yes, quite a bit…
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Food for thought – What is this Blog About?
What’s on your mind? With the deluge of information we face in this era, giving thoughts to something, anything really, is something we end up actually having to think about…What’s happening out there? What’s happening over here? What’s happening in here? What do I care about or care to care about? Technology is evolving at…
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To blog… or not to blog? – Why bother?
That is apparently the question… Things move fast in the world we now live in. Exponentially so. Keeping track and up to date can definitely be a challenge. Time feels scarce and data is overwhelmingly abundant. So much noise is drowning the ever so precious signal. I don’t know about you but I can easily…
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