There's no solid evidence that people get addicted to social media — and using it could actually be beneficial

what to make of c-banks taking on more responsibilities, over and above their core monetary remit, and for some their regulatory remit. is there a danger for “free markets”. c-banks are already doing such a stellar job...

Between this announcement from Sam's Club and the Amazon Go stores rolling out, it seems pretty clear that the role of "cashier" is pretty much done for. Question is, what other roles are next? #retail #amazon #grocery #marketing #technology #cashiers #samsclub …see more

Join my conversation with David Weiss, president of YapStone, as he explains the importance of market specialization for companies in the FinTech space.

i do echo that sentiment. i think the US credit card business is so darn profitable that about every incumbent actor in payments does not want change, does not feel the need for change in the US. #payments #fintech …see more

ohh interesting. I wonder how settlement finality is dealt with w/Paxos. #blockchain #crypto #equities #trade #settlement #capitalmarkets #fintech

One thing I’ve learned over the years is to diversify interests. Read a lot. Sure, your could follow Dan Runcie and Trapital to learn what’s happening in hip hop. That’s valuable on its own. But the gold is in the insights that Dan pulls which can be applied to most other industries. …see more

Today, Graduating Class of 2020, there are no “boomers” or any of their business rules or workflows in your way. Attack 2020 with all your might, and trust that in the fullness of time, you will succeed.

it intrigues me to consider Qatar & SA (via SoftBank) are fighting to fund the best fintech startups.

On today's all-new episode of Think About This, Shelly and Ross Martin talk with Pastor Mike McBride, chair of The Black Church Pac, and Erica Ford, co-founder of Life Camp, about the “Masks for the Masses” campaign and how they are mobilizing their networks to save lives. https://lnkd.in/gHzaVtZ …see more

President Trump is scheduled to meet with Chinese President Xi Jinping on Saturday to discuss a possible resolution to their ongoing trade war. One factor that could be pushing the president toward a deal: His trade policies are broadly unpopular with American voters. A new survey conducted for The New York Times by SurveyMonkey finds that a majority of Americans think the trade fight with China will be bad for the United States. There's a big partisan split -- Democrats and independents oppose the tariffs by a wide margin, while Republicans overwhelmingly support the president's approach. But even most Republicans think the trade war will raise prices. Will any of this matter in 2020? Hard to say. Trade doesn't generally rank high on voters' lists of top issues. It hardly even came up at the first Democratic presidential debate. But if the trade war starts to damage the broader American economy, then all bets are off. For more, check out my story in the Times. #china #economy #tradewar #trade #2020 …see more

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Please consider a donation to Minnesota Ovarian Cancer Alliance on Give to the Max Day. MOCA is one of the nations largest donors to fund research for early detection and better treatment of ovarian cancer. https://lnkd.in/eC3pV_h #cancer #research …see more

removing fraud from the US credit card industry, as much as this is feasible. coming to an Apple credit card near you.

When GTP-3 was first released by OpenAI , it was used to generate some rather realistic articles. But soon after was used to write code, create a Figma plug-in that allows for UI design via a simple written description, and even was used in an A/B test for headline writing. So, while it may seem like a neat word-based tool now, I suspect graphic design and marketing messaging development is going drastically change in the next 5 years, if not sooner. #AL #ML #artificialintelligence #machinelearning #figma #openai #futureofwork #design #UX #UI …see more

i am all ears. will talk to all startups in the space (defi, crypto, fintech w/blockchain, blockchain for finserv, ethereum at large) #ethereum #ethcc3 #fintech #defi #blockchain

What is the fastest way for a #startup to get attention from #Angels or #VCs ? #seedfunding https://lnkd.in/g_TSeN8

Facebook Answers Your Questions Read more: https://lnkd.in/gUcZ2Z3 #ces2021 #facebook #innovationseriessummit …see more

As a follow up to my post yesterday about how the first-day glitches won't matter. The Walt Disney Company 's Disney+ signed up 10 million subscribers in just 1 day. Sure, we'll have to see how many are actually paying subscribers out of the gate, what conversion rates are like from free trial to paid, and what retention looks like, but if I worked at Disney+ I would be feeling pretty dang good about that launch. Even with the technical hiccups. #disney #disneyplus #streaming #subscription #netflix #amazonprimevideo …see more

TV is dead to me. It’s not only merely dead; it’s really most sincerely dead. Muerto. Over. Stick a fork in it… it’s done!