The network state is built cloud first, land last. Rather than starting with the physical territory, we begin with a digital community. Why Start a New Country?How to Start a New Country? 1. Election 2. Revolution 3. War 4. Micronations 5. Seasteading 6. Space 7. Cloud CountriesMinimum…
Author: Octavio Urzúa
CEO at GrupoAdm, Regalos Publicitarios en Santiago, Chile.
What the Future of Energy Will Look Like
I believe the 21st century, will belong to electricity. Oil’s market share will continue to decline, as we electrify further. We’re moving toward a society that’s becoming even more dependent on technology. Think about it: transportation, communication, finance… social media…
Will Michael Saylor save the world?
“Bitcoin is a bank in cyberspace, run by incorruptible software, offering a global, affordable, simple, & secure savings account to billions of people that don’t have the option or desire to run their own hedge fund.” ~ Michael J. Saylor…
No Code Trend
What is the “No Code Movement”? Previously, in order to build an app, website, or system, founders needed a full team of software engineers, programmers, and web developers. But with “no code” options, those teams are no longer necessary. “No…
We are all equal before a wave
Will this crisis last for another 2 months? Or 2 years? What we can learn from history. A pandemic timeline from 1 to 500 million cases: Mar – Albert Gitchell, a US Army cook in Kansas, is hospitalised with the…
Business Advice
Victor Maat Get A daily routine Igor Mujdrica Enjoy the Ride Kyree Oliver Fuckem Mark Edward Brown Just don’t quit! Johnny Soporno Bill small, but often. Justin Donne Do what you love and love what you do. Justin Donne Also…
Transition Tribulation
Riots are happening now in HK, Ecuador, Lybia, Chile, Mexico, Bolivia, Spain… and even NYC (subway protest) It has happened in the past 6 months in g-7 countries like France or 3rd world countries like Nigeria.So, this is a growing…
Culture
In the last few years, a lot of technology companies have been in the news because of their real or perceived cultural problems. As someone whose job it is to help and guide businesses like these, I read with interest…
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Who can save the world?
DON’T BELIEVE THE SOCIALISTS; CAPITALISTS ARE THE ONLY ONES WHO CAN SAVE THE WORLD “For sixty known centuries, multitudes of men have lived on this earth. Their situation has been the everlasting human situation. Their desire to live has been…
Automate your life
Why Osoji Robotics? Well, let me tell you a little story. As a busy mom, I was constantly struggling to keep up with the daily chores at home. Cleaning the floors, washing dishes, cooking meals – it all seemed like…
Go Jek $5bn in 5 yrs
From 0 to $5B (local non-US market) Nadiem Makarim is a guy who managed to create Indonesia’s first “unicorn” startup in just 6 years. Here’s how he did it: 1. From 2002 till 2009, he received education at Brown University…
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Bitcoin as Currency?
Here is the #1 definition of money: “a store of value.” Theoretically, this is incorrect. It should be this: “a valuable thing to store.” Any time you buy an investment, you had better have an exit strategy. There is no…
Startup Chile
10 things I learned to accelerate my robotic project Osoji incubated in just 6 months by Startup Chile NETWORKING Just ask Camila, Paula or Rocio to connect you to key big companies for feedback about your product, your model or…
Evolution of SEO
Traditional SEO is slowly dying. For sure, backlinks and optimization is important… but what Google is really trying to do is read your mind. Google wants to give you what you want and what you like before you know it,…
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Charity:Water
$20 can give clean water to a person in Africa for 20 years charity: water is a nonprofit organization bringing clean and safe drinking water to people in developing countries. With a radically transparent model that sends 100% of public…
Blockchain Apps
Upwardly-spiraling blockchain phenomenon that will soon replace all of our passwords, physical IDs, and even the keys on our keychains by using blockchain-enabled smartphone applications. 5 BLOCKCHAIN APPLICATIONS DISTRIBUTED CLOUD STORAGE. Blockchain data storage will become a massive disruptor shortly.…
Made in China
China no longer needs to “borrow ideas” from America, but created new innovations of her own. ‘Made-in-China’ innovations: from messaging, mobile payment, bike sharing to live streaming. I am truly inspired by the new generation of Chinese innovations, entrepreneurs, and…
Renewable VS Fossil
SOLAR ENERGY Solar energy vs. fossil fuels Is solar power cheaper than coal and other fossil fuels? G20 vs the U.S.: the fossil fuel paradox How energy subsidies play the biggest role The advantages and disadvantages of solar energy vs.…
Alzheimer Memory Walk
How could 37 years of a loving relationship disappear overnight? We embraced as we cried, speaking our love for one another in silence. We were separated by a few feet, but it felt as though she were a million miles…
Vacuum Cleaner Stories
The Vacuum Cleaner: A History House cleaning has been an innate human activity for centuries, but only since the early 19th century have mechanical devices replaced the physical hard labor (performed mostly by women). Mechanical carpet sweepers were replaced by…
Barking up the wrong Tree
How To Rob Banks And Get Away With Murder This site brings you science-based answers and expert insight on how to be awesome at life. Here are a few of Eric Barker’s most popular blog posts organized by topic: Happiness…
Rule Breakers 2016
How much did your industry grow in 2016? How much did your main competitors grow in 2016? How much did your industry leader grow in 2016? How much did your company grow in 2016? Intuitive Surgical (Nasdaq: ISRG): Up 1336%…
7 Levers
THE TRUTH NOBODY IS TALKING ABOUT It’s been said – quite correctly I believe – that the nature of any business is to ‘go out of business.’ Left to its own devices against all the forces that a ect it, any…
Artificial Intelligence Insights
We have reached a turning point in history… Most people don’t know it, but our lives are about to radically change. Artificial intelligence (AI) has advanced to the point where computers can start learning from their own experiences. Now, this…
Billions in Change
Who is Manoj Bhargava and why he is giving away 99% of his 4 billion wealth to simplify and solve 3 complex challenges: energy, water & health? – Is it possible to get unlimited energy & polution-free? Just pedal 1…
Pricing Strategy
Two big shifts in the world took place this week that will mean big opportunity for your e-commerce business. 1. Price of oil has hit 6 year lows at $42/barrel. 2. This week China devalued its currency for the first…
15 Laws of Growth
Are there tried and true principles that are always certain to help a person grow? Is the book simple? You bet. Is it difficult to apply. Of course. But, the framework of the 15 Laws is one model that will…
Bargains or Shopping Experience?
No Showroom, No Salesmen, Free Delivery. Vroom wants to be the Amazon of used car sales. But how do you win trust for a used car dealership? And an online one, at that? Used Car Market Meets 2015 A new…
Manifesto for Agile Software Development
Agile is a Mindset Described by 4 Values Defined by 12 Principles Manifested by Unlimited Practices We are uncovering better ways of developing software by doing it and helping others do it. Through this work we have come to value:…
Post-Capitalism
We are entering the postsocialism and postcapitalism era. At the heart of further change to come is information technology, new ways of working and the sharing economy. The old ways will take a long while to disappear, but it’s time…
Google Ranking Algorithm
Everybody wants to be #1 on Google. But Google gets smarter year over year. Here are the results of the freshest research by SEMrush. They analyzed the TOP 100 positions for 600K keywords and unearthed the TOP 10 most important…
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The Next Trillion-Dollar Trend in Technology
Amazon’s Dash Button is part of a trend researchers are calling the “Internet of Things” (IoT). The Dash Button is a little plastic button with adhesive tape on the back. You’re doing the laundry. You’re running out of detergent. You…
New Opportunity in Luxury Travel
Regent Seven Seas Cruises announced its first round-the-world cruise with Fares starting at $54,999. They will launch in January 2017 on a 128-night itinerary to six continents, 31 countries and over 60 ports of call, with excursions to dozens of…
Could one question determine your future?
If you read Simon Sinek “Start with Why” then you understand why some people and some companies enjoy a remarkable success with a cult-like following fans, while others drown in mediocre waters. Most entrepreneurs and businesses act from the outside-in.…
Mindset
How to be the best you can be? “Nobody worked harder than Mozart. By the time he was 28 years old, his hands were deformed because of all the hours he had spent practicing, performing and gripping a quill pen…
Everthing involves Ecommerce
NEWS Why Real Businesses Aren’t Dead There’s no arguing online retail is the future, but brick and mortars are still alive and well. At least the ones adapting. Quartz predicts Amazon will become the largest clothing retailer in the US…
How to Raise $1mm with a Tweet
If you have a burning mission, and you’re short on the money you need, this story is for you. This is the three simple (but not easy) steps Matthew Inman (better known as The Oatmeal) took to raise $1 million…
Share your Talents today
There are thousands of ways to impact the world positively: be friendly to neighbours, write a thank you note to a friend, invite someone for dinner to cook a special recipe… All of them are awesome ways to epic-fy your…
Connect the World with battery-less Radios
A Stanford engineering team has built a radio the size of an ant, a device so energy efficient that it gathers all the power it needs from the same electromagnetic waves that carry signals to its receiving antenna – no…
The heart of Modern Wealth
There are people who complain about the declining share of gross domestic product that is contributed by manufacturing in the United States. This is because they are completely unfamiliar with the worldwide phenomenon. They do not understand that economic growth…
Advertising’s Big Data Debate
How to have access to an infinite amount of options to create products and services on demand How to create a globally relevant impacting game that you can successfully launch in short times How to start solving complex problems with…
What CRM software to integrate?
CRM is a scam. Yep, I said it. It’s not that CRM systems are not useful. It’s just that they are marketed as “sales software” and that’s simply not true. A CRM is really just a customer database. And having…
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Exponential Organizations
Oculus VR, AirBnb, Uber, WhatsApp, DropBox… there is a growing list of startups commanding multibillion-dollar valuations in just a couple of years. The velocity of wealth creation is exploding. What’s going on? Why is this happening? For bigger Fortune 5000…
37 Signals
Two big announcements. February 5, 2014. This year marks 37signals’ 15th year in business. And today is Basecamp’s 10th birthday. We have a lot to celebrate, and two exciting announcements to share. But first, let’s set the scene with some…
Are you the First in…?
56 Future Accomplishments: Waiting for Someone to go First. It was a fascinating piece on some of the “firsts” that have occurred, such as: WOMEN 1st People to Fly 1st Nude Actress in a Movie 1st Woman to Cross the…
Eight Big Crowd Opportunities
In looking at all the inroads the sharing economy has made so far, you may think that the big opportunities have already been exploited. In reality, this is a movement that’s just getting started. Here are just a few that…
Blockchain and Distributed Systems
A number of people are having trouble establishing the long term value of Bitcoin. Is it a flash in the pan or the next big thing? When I started to dig into Bitcoin, I figured I could clearly and quickly…
Beyond Kickstarter and Indiegogo
Is entrepreneurship the solution to the world urgent problems? I enjoy to get involve with entrepreneurs who want to improve the world, solve a pain, share good will, disrupt industries with better solutions. These is a short list of part…
Is the country going in the right direction?
We are at a pivotal point in American history. 99% of the people believes that the US is going in the wrong direction. The American dream was once: Work hard Own a home Fulfill marriage and family life Take advantage…
6 “Ds” of Exponential Growth
Dr. Peter Diamandis, is known for his roles as founder and chairman of the X Prize as well as co-founder of Singularity University. The title of his talk was “Goodbye Linear Thinking: Hello Abundance”. Diamandis began by discussing how the…
Why Madonna and Gene Simmons matter
When I was a teenager, I didn’t understand the singer, Madonna. Neither, Gene Simmons from KISS. Okay, I still don’t entirely understand them, but I understand why the word “reinvention” was constantly associated with both. It was why she and…
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How to Identify Great Adjacent Markets
Believe it or not, finding great adjacent markets is pretty straightforward. Here are three basic questions to ask: 1. How could my company’s underlying assets be used differently, ideally to solve problems that a) impact a billion people and b)…
5 Brands Winning at Crowdsourcing
Crowdsourcing isn’t anything new. Just read The Prize Winner of Defiance, Ohio, a testimonial of a mother in the 1950’s who made a living writing advertising jingles for contests brands were holding. Top brands like Pepsi, Coca-Cola and Oreo are…
TV Replacement Cycle
Last week, I attended one of the biggest events in the tech world – the Consumer Electronics Show (CES). CES is one of the largest consumer-electronics and technology conferences on the planet. Over 155,000 people were expected to fill the…
Glass of water and Copywriting
A psychologist walked around a room while teaching stress management to an audience. As she raised a glass of water, everyone expected they’d be asked the “half empty or half full” question. Instead, with a smile on her face, she…
27 Ways to Shake Up Speaker Introductions
27 questions that your introducers can use to reveal some of the lesser known facts about your speakers. Personal What’s the best compliment you’ve ever received? Who inspires you? Who do you aspire to be like? Who was someone you really looked up to…
Currency Wars
Why the USA Biggest Advantage could be About to Disappear? America is the only country in the world that doesn’t have to pay for its imports in a foreign currency. Here’s what I mean… Let’s say you’re a German and…
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Role Model for Your Kids
I want to share with you a powerful secret that will help your kids reach their full potential. It doesn’t involve sending them to fancy schools… or signing them up for extracurricular activities. It doesn’t require helping them get a…
If you had not invested in Bitcoins in 2009, Is there still time before the train leave?
Bitcoin surpassing a valuation of $1,000 is a real landmark, giving the currency a market capitalization of almost $12 billion and 75-fold growth in value this year. However Bitcoin is not the only digital currency, simply the most prominent. As…
The magic of Ideas
IDEA ADDITION Take an old idea. One that is big and popular. Maybe million of people love it. Believe it. It’s like a religion. Add something to it. Here’s the addition: Paleo people didn’t eat at regular intervals. They didn’t…
Life Myths
Each one of these myths can lead to entire businesses, can lead to happiness if you are aware of them, can lead to less stress if you understand how the myth manipulates its way through our society. Owning a home…
Join HumanDX: collaboration way beyond self-driving cars
Between now and 2024 one billion jobs will be taken over by machines. Google cars will replace taxis. IBM’s Watson will replace customer service staff. We cannot out-reason the machines. We must change the way we teach, the way we…
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Grab a Big Piece of a Gigantic But Little-Known Market
As one of the nation’s most senior high-tech experts, Bill Vass now serves as CEO of a small but well-funded startup. It’s called Liquid Robotics. You may not have heard of him but he used to run a $1.4 billion…
Best Collections
Top 10 Most Expensive Collectibles 10. Spider-man Comic Book: $40,000+ 9. Pair of Levi Strauss & Co 501: $60,000 8. The Gutenberg Bible: $20,000 – $100,000 7. 1787 Chateau Lafite: $160,000 6. “Double Fantasy” John Lennon Album: $525,000 5. Porcelain…
7/11 Reasons
7 Things You Need To Stop Doing To Be More Productive, Backed By Science Work Hard, Work Smart 1. Stop working overtime and increase your productivity The more you work, the less effective and productive you are going to become…
Learning How to Resist the Feds
Americans are learning how to beat the system, cheat the system, and outfox the system. As the bureaucrats tighten their many nooses, Americans are finding ways to slip the noose. An article in Forbes offers examples. They are everywhere. Businesses…
China’s yuan purchasing power forecast
Two hundred years ago, Napoleon warned, “When China wakes, it will shake the world.” China has awakened. And now, it’s about to shake the world to its foundations — starting with the US dollar. Everybody knows that China is on…
New Wave of Industrial Revolution
Imagine how our world — and your life — would change if the batteries that run your iPad… your Kindle… and your Prius hybrid held 10 TIMES more power and charged 10 TIMES faster than they do now… The Guardian…
There ain’t no such thing as a free lunch
Contagion is Real. Does it End With Spain, really? Viva Los Rescates Financieros de los Bancos! “A common mistake that people make when trying to design something completely foolproof is to underestimate the ingenuity of complete fools.” – Douglas Adams,…
Predicting Facebook Future
I do have a Facebook page. I do not own shares of Facebook. Sometimes “great deals” do not work out. Here is why… Apple currently trades around 13 times earnings Google currently trades around 18 times earnings At $38/share, Facebook…
Mobile Wallet Technology
Traditional wallets and purses are being replaced with smartphone “mobile wallets” that incorporate cameras, Internet connectivity, thousands of “apps” and increasingly, banking, credit and payment transaction technologies. Your future is calling on your mobile phone, and the ringtone sounds like…