I wrote a book: Read Write Own

2023-06-22

I wrote a book: Read Write Own I believe blockchains and the software movement around them – typically called crypto or web3 – provide the…

NFTs and A Thousand True Fans

2021-02-27

In his classic 2008 essay “1000 True Fans,” Kevin Kelly predicted that the internet would transform the economics of creative activities: To…

Doing old things better vs doing brand new things

2020-10-19

New technologies enable activities that fall into one of two categories: 1) doing things you could already do but can now do better because…

Computers that can make commitments

2020-01-26

Blockchains are computers that can make commitments. Traditional computers are ultimately controlled by people, either directly in the case…

Inside-out vs. outside-in: the adoption of new technologies

2020-01-17

There are broadly two adoption paths for new computing technologies: inside-out and outside-in. Inside-out technologies are pioneered by…

Strong and weak technologies

2019-01-08

During a media tour in 2007 in which Steve Jobs showed the device to reporters, there was one instance in which a journalist criticized the…