CALLUM CONNECTS ENTREPRENEURSHIP INTERVIEWS Mriganka Pattnaik, Co-Founder and CEO at Merkle Science Mriganka is An Expert In Cybersecurity and Cryptocurrency What’s your story?As the Co-Founder and CEO of Merkle Science, we provide a blockchain risk monitoring solution to help law enforcement agencies and cryptocurrency companies detect and prevent illicit use of cryptocurrencies. I’m an engineer by background and I previously worked at Bank of America in Mumbai. […] Saving Bookmark this article Bookmarked
BUSINESS & ECONOMICS EDITOR'S PICK ENTREPRENEURSHIP STARTUPS STRATEGY TECHNOLOGY The Coronavirus Business Outlook By Industry A microscopic bug has halted life around the world as we know it, and we are once again forced to contend with the fact that at any time, despite all our advancements in technology, that Mother Nature still has a few tricks up her sleeve and can shut us down in an instant. COVID-19 has […] Saving Bookmark this article Bookmarked
BUSINESS & ECONOMICS EDITOR'S PICK ENTREPRENEURSHIP STARTUPS STRATEGY TECHNOLOGY Humanising Machines In the present age, Machine Learning is on the verge of transforming our lives. The need to provide intelligent machines with a moral compass is of great importance, especially at a time when humanity is more divided than ever. Machine Learning has endless possibilities, but if used improperly, it could have far-reaching and lasting negative […] Saving Bookmark this article Bookmarked
CALLUM CONNECTS ENTREPRENEURSHIP INTERVIEWS Monica Browning, Founder of Courage Through Coaching Monica Browning is a life coach helping individuals to understand the impact of their behaviour and transform their lives through the self-learning. What’s your story?I’m a co-active career and life coach and the founder of Courage Through Coaching. I came to coaching via a 20-year career in international HR working in global MNCs in the […] Saving Bookmark this article Bookmarked
BUSINESS & ECONOMICS EDITOR'S PICK ENTREPRENEURSHIP STRATEGY TECHNOLOGY Tech Disrupting the Law The legal sector has operated in the same way for decades and technological advancements that have become central to the development of other industries have now left it falling behind its competitors. The sector is not unaware of the potential for advancements like artificial intelligence and blockchain to increase the efficiency and accuracy of internal […] Saving Bookmark this article Bookmarked
BUSINESS & ECONOMICS EDITOR'S PICK ENTREPRENEURSHIP TECHNOLOGY How will Businesses use A.I.? The short answer is 64% of companies use AI to be the next big industry disrupter — like Uber, Amazon, and AirBnb. Meanwhile, 36% want to prevent their disruption. Believe it or not, the main mission of companies using AI is not to spy on you, create the next Terminator or automate you out of a job. That is not to […] Saving Bookmark this article Bookmarked
BUSINESS & ECONOMICS ENTREPRENEURSHIP INTERVIEWS STARTUPS STRATEGY Startup Lessons from Fyre Festival Last night I finally watched the Netflix documentary FYRE: The greatest party that never happened. I’m late to the party, I know. An ocean of digital ink has already been devoted to this documentary since it first aired on 18th January. In honesty, I wasn’t planning to watch or write about it. I remember the headlines […] Saving Bookmark this article Bookmarked
FINANCE Elon Musk Is Elon Musk swimming naked? Whether you think Elon Musk is an entrepreneurial genius or a snake oil selling fraudster is probably a good indication of whether you’re an entrepreneur or a professional investor. There are numerous ways in which investors and entrepreneurs differ in their views and values but in my research I have […] Saving Bookmark this article Bookmarked
FINANCE Lessons learnt from losing $250m… In business it is often said that any decision is better than none. Even a bad decision can move you forward. It’s probably a good theory, but some decisions can be really, really expensive. One specific decision we made ended up knocking $250m off the market capital of our business and nearly ended up costing […] Saving Bookmark this article Bookmarked
ENTREPRENEURSHIP Entrepreneurship: Aging and Innovation If you are interested in the intersection between aging and innovation, these certainly are intriguing times. Last Thursday I attended the kickoff event for Aging 2.0’s brand new GENerator program. This is “a new founders program that supports the most promising entrepreneurs working to enhance the lives of older adults and improve long-term care.” (Which I […] Saving Bookmark this article Bookmarked
Did Ancient Scientists & Philosophers Believe In Aliens? Key Takeaway: In 17th-century Europe, there was a debate about the existence of life on other planets due to the transition from a Ptolemaic view to a Copernican view. This led to the idea that if we were more like other planets and moons close to us that revolved around the Sun, they were more […] Written by Philip Almond April 17, 2024April 17, 2024 Saving Bookmark this article Bookmarked
The Building Blocks Of The Universe Key Takeaway: Peter Higgs, the creator of the Higgs boson, has died at the age of 94. Higgs, a great scientist in particle physics, discovered the Higgs boson in 1964 after reading a paper by American theoretical physicist Philip Anderson. This led to the development of the Standard Model, which explained how fundamental particles and […] Written by Harald Fox April 16, 2024April 16, 2024 Saving Bookmark this article Bookmarked
The Proven 5 Steps To Psychological Wellness Key Takeaway: Wellness culture, which claims to provide happiness and meaning, has been criticized for its superficial focus on superficial aspects like candles and juice cleanses. Psychological research suggests that long-term wellbeing comes from a committed pursuit of both pleasure and meaning. Martin Seligman’s Perma model, which breaks wellbeing into five pillars: positive emotions, engagement, […] Written by Ben Gibson April 8, 2024April 8, 2024 Saving Bookmark this article Bookmarked
When Will Quantum Computers Actually Become Practical? Key Takeaway: Quantum computing, which uses entanglement to represent information, has the potential to revolutionize everyday life. However, the development of quantum computers has been slow due to the need to demonstrate an advantage over classical computers. Only a few notable quantum algorithms have been developed, such as the BB84 protocol and Shor’s algorithm, which […] Written by Adam Lowe April 4, 2024April 4, 2024 Saving Bookmark this article Bookmarked
Predicting China’s Economy In 2024 Key Takeaway: China’s leaders have declared a GDP growth target of 5% in 2024, despite facing economic problems and a property crisis. The country’s rapid economic growth has been attributed to market incentives, cheap labor, infrastructure investment, exports, and foreign direct investment. However, none of these drivers are working effectively. The government’s determination to deflate […] Written by Hong Bo April 3, 2024April 3, 2024 Saving Bookmark this article Bookmarked
The Future Of Human Computing Key Takeaway: Neuralink, founded by Elon Musk, aims to implant a brain-computer interface (BCI) in people’s brains, allowing them to control computers or phones by thought alone. This technology holds the promise of alleviating human suffering and allowing people with disabilities to regain lost capacities. However, the long-term aspirations of Neuralink include the ability to […] Written by Allan McCay April 2, 2024April 2, 2024 Saving Bookmark this article Bookmarked
The Real Mystery Of Sand Dunes Key Takeaway: Sand dunes, primarily formed of quartz and feldspar grains, can also be formed from ash, snow, and gypsum. They can record a history of climate changes and can be enormous, with the largest being as tall as skyscrapers. Only a fifth of deserts are covered by sand dunes, and only about a fifth […] Written by David Thomas April 1, 2024April 1, 2024 Saving Bookmark this article Bookmarked
Rethinking Education Key Takeaways: The Industrial model of education that fueled the modern era and its dizzying reach did its job incredibly well. In his writing, Flynn illustrates study after study, spanning nations and decades, in which modern educational gift of abstraction — a transcendent sign of intelligence, as we saw in Raven’s Matrices — has been […] Written by Anthony Fieldman March 2, 2022October 19, 2022 Saving Bookmark this article Bookmarked
How China Is Transforming Its Economy Through Learning I highly recommend reading the McKinsey Global Institute’s new report, “Reskilling China: Transforming The World’s Largest Workforce Into Lifelong Learners”, which focuses on the country’s biggest employment challenge, re-training its workforce and the adoption of practices such as lifelong learning to address the growing digital transformation of its productive fabric. How to transform the country […] Written by Enrique Dans February 1, 2021February 1, 2021 Saving Bookmark this article Bookmarked
Why You’re Not Seeing Success With Influencer Marketing With the new year around the corner, now is a good time to re-evaluate your past marketing strategies and gear up for the year ahead. For some businesses, influencer marketing has simply not seemed to live up to its lofty promises of genuine engagement, credibility, and transparency. Some have claimed that it has been failing […] Written by Michael Tan January 14, 2021January 15, 2021 Saving Bookmark this article Bookmarked
A New Philosophy of Business I’m about to ask you to take a mental leap. For the next 8 minutes, suspend your notions of what a business is, and I’ll propose a new lens for you to look through. There are a lot of questions asked around what “community” means for business. “Where should community fit in my organization?” and […] Written by Empirics Asia September 5, 2018September 5, 2018 Saving Bookmark this article Bookmarked