Why a Startup is Like a Science Experiment
Extraordinary Discoveries vs Extraordinary Claims and Extraordinary Evidence
Extraordinary claims require extraordinary evidence,” is a famous dictum popularized by astrobiologist and science communicator Carl Sagan. It champions a skepticism deeply rooted in scientific tradition, a guiding principle that has steered countless researchers and skeptics alike towards demanding rigorous evidence before accepting bold claims, tracing its philosophical roots back to the likes of David …
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Embracing the Unreasonable: How Dissatisfaction Drives Innovation
“The reasonable man adapts himself to the world: the unreasonable one persists in trying to adapt the world to himself. Therefore all progress depends on the unreasonable man.” – George Bernard Shaw In a world driven by technology and innovation, it’s worth pondering this provocative quote by George Bernard Shaw. Do our progress and our …
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Who controls the world economy?
Who controls the world economy? Short answer: A shockingly small number of individuals and companies. In the fascinating TED Talk below, James Glattfelder uses complexity theory to study how control flows through the interconnected global economy, and how concentration of power in the hands of a shockingly small number leaves us all vulnerable. His …
Why iPads, Google Plus, and the Next Big Thing Escape Market Research
[pl_row] [pl_col col=12] [pl_text] The initial reaction to Google+ has been extremely positive. Not even three weeks old, and it already has 10 million+ users – making it the fastest growing social network in history – beating even Facebook, Twitter and MySpace in terms of growth rate. All early indicators are that people love …
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Circles – Google’s Big Idea (and Mine too)!
Google’s Big Idea: Google launched their brand new Social Network Google+ a couple of weeks back. I was lucky enough to get an early invite on the very first day it launched. I immediately signed in with my Google (gmail) account. As I started reading about Circles my heart skipped a beat and I …
Watson’s Triumph in Jeopardy: A Loss for Humans, A Win For Humanity!
Like millions of others, I watched as humanity’s best players were trounced on the US TV quiz show Jeopardy! last night by a computer system named Watson built by IBM. I was fascinated by Watson – as it rekindled my interest in Artificial Intelligence (AI) first cultivated in graduate school. I recalled my own …
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Computer Languages: In Search Of The Perfect Rapid Application Development (RAD) Language/ Tool
I have always been fascinated by computer languages and programming. I have also enjoyed learning and programming in a wide spectrum of languages. One of my first jobs fresh out of graduate school in Computer Science was developing system level utilities on the IBM 308x series of mainframe computers using BAL /360 (Basic Assembler …
Purple Cows and Free Prizes – Seth Godin’s Marketing Insights
A few years back I stumbled across a wonderful little book called Free Prize Inside by Seth Godin. The book introduced me to Seth Godin and his unique insights into the art and science of marketing and of spreading ideas. That in turn lead me to reading his ebook “Unleashing the Idea Virus” …
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MindRank: Are You in the Top Ten Results in the Minds of Your Customers?
Today everyone knows that to be found online you have to be in the top ten search results in Google – the venerable first page – for any search terms related to your product or service. Why? A very small fraction of users go past the first page of Google’s search results. So if you …
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