I remember being in Primary school in 1987 when we got the Schools first Computer, it was proudly placed in a Classroom and people line up to be allowed to use it. By 1990 we had one computer in every classroom. By 1993, now in Secondary school, we had a special computer room, where all computers were placed together, we had an IT teacher too to "own" IT. By 1997 some kids were getting computers at home, by 2005 some kids had laptops, around 2018 is was expected that kids in many schools used their own Laptops or Tablets to be the hub of all the work they do. This best explains how Digital Transformation occurs, we add a little, then we add more, then we have a center that owns transformation, and then it disbands and it's done everywhere. Yet today, kids still learn languages, maths, english literature, History, with a bit of coding added on. If we assume that Schooling is to prepare kids for life, we'd teach them financial literacy, how to build relationships, how to consume media, how to look after their mental health. Digital should change what you do. You should rethink what you do from the core and for the future. Not augment the old. But all we ever do is add it on & most of us are still in the Computer room phase. …see more

Amazon wins not because it’s cheaper but because it’s at least 120 fewer keystrokes to buy from ( and to get up to find my credit card )   If you sell anything. Anywhere. Anyhow.  If you ask me, this is your only thing to work on now.

Thanks a Billion. O'Shares ETFs AUM passed $1 billion with a strong 5-year track record for ETF, OUSA. Here's what Connor O'Brien , CEO of O’Shares ETFs and I had to say about the 2020 recession and which strategies may outperform.

Your boss won't fix the economy. The government won't. Your partners won't. There's NO SUCH THING as "the economy". Only you can fix your bank acct. For everything you want in life, choose yourself to get it. And, uhhh, be kind to people. How do you fix your bank account? When mine was at $0 after losing house, family, everything, I had to rebuild the basic foundation: A Daily Practice of 1% improvement in: Physical health: Eat, Move, Sleep Emotional health: GET RID OF toxic people. Be around the people who love and support your. Creative health: Every day just do ONE creative thing. Spiritual health: Turn regrets into learning. Turn anxieties into action. Turn the present into joy. …see more

Every time you start saying YES to something you don’t want. You’re fire starts to go away. & you’ll eventually start burning out. #BurntOut

It can be so frustrating 😣 ....but if done right, it can also be immensely rewarding 😎 Whether you work with a firm or are doing it yourself, here's how to get Press and Media attention for you and your brand. #marketing #pr #linkedinvideos

The new school year has just begun. A mix of incoming freshmen and current students have recently reached out to me asking for general and career advice I wish I knew when I was still in school. I'll start with two that defined my time at UC Berkeley. What advice would you give to your younger self (including current students!) while still in school? Comment below. 1. Set and embrace your own timeline. It's easy to constantly compare yourself to peers and classmates. Whether it's what classes they are taking, how many years it will take you to graduate, or where you will work in the summer. While there's nothing wrong with some friendly competition, you will ultimately limit your own success with other people's potential, not yours. 2. Learn to get back up and incorporate feedback. You will fail so many times (I repeat many times). Whether it's a bad grade or rejection to your dream job. Take the needed time to sulk, learn from your mistakes and how to improve, and move on. The worst is to bury failures and not confront them at all. …see more

My favourites 2020. I am glad to welcome the New Year. #PersonalDevelopment #Inspiration #WhatInspiresMe

Please can fashion slow down a bit. Every time I fall in love with a pair of boots or jeans, I just want the same pair again. All manufacturers fail to label items in such a way you can reorder and when you finally track them down with Google images they've long sold out. Slow down.

Dear Publishers. Please offer instant easy micropayments, not paywalls or the default of harassing me with terrible ads.  I'm happy to pay for your content, but I don't want to commit to it, or only consume stuff from you.  Information is a diet, I love Pizza, Chicken Tikka Masala and Kale Salad, that doesn't mean I want to spend money only being able to eat 3 types of food, the same is true for content. There are many great publications I'm simply never going to sign up to, this is to be expected. Just find a way to take sensible amounts of money from me per page view.  Let's price it at 10 times what you make from a page view on you ads and everyone is happy. & sure, feel free to infrequently serve me premium ads to boost your profit margin. Just make them beautiful, relevant, considerate and valuable ( in all senses) . Now everyone is happy. …see more

Join me for the Livestream event on Thursday, July 16 at 10 AM ET, with Connor O’Brien, CEO of O'Shares ETFs and Cinthia Murphy of ETF.com , for updated views and data on the Economy, Markets and Investment trends. Here’s the link to the event, bit.ly/3iRHK9x …see more

Advent of Change is the first ever charity advent calendar – and they have now launched a braille version. Great to see an everyday Christmas item reinvented to help dozens of charities – such an entrepreneurial idea

I’ve never written about #Bitcoin and cryptocurrencies before. But there’s a reason I want to start now. We’re in a hype bubble. It doesn’t mean #cryptos or bad. It doesn’t mean you shouldn’t buy. It just means….there’s a lot of hype and scammers out there. We’ve seen this story at least twice before in past 20 years and many people have gotten hurt. I say this just to establish some credentials. I will be writing more frequently about cryptocurrencies simply because I see so many people I know starting to be hurt when, in fact, there’s opportunities to make a lot of money in the space... http://bit.ly/2z3oD59 …see more

Is there actually any evidence at all that “millennials don’t buy stuff , they buy experiences” because these nonsense theories are fast becoming fact by sheer repetition by idiots who don’t think, alone. Ps. Stop using the word Millennial, it’s a totally messed up term Please for the love of god can someone give me a decent data supported rationale to suggest that this is somehow actually true. This doesn’t of course mean Millennials don’t want experiences, but let’s not proclaim they don’t want to buy tangible shit too. And many of the things they don’t buy, houses, cars, diamonds are because they are entirely broke, because they spend money on other stuff ( including education ) and don’t earn much. Like …see more

On the Jumbotron! 🙊 What makes traveling half way across the world worth it? A client who runs a great event and an audience that just oozes gratitude and heart. 💗 Thank you Arbonne Australia and New Zealand for welcoming this Yank into your midst with such warmth. 🌹 I am wishing all of you so much success in building your empires! 🙌🏽 #marketing #travel #eventplanning #branding …see more

GAFAM (Google, Amazon, Facebook, Apple, Microsoft) cumulative market-cap is ~$7T. Can we make building an Indian company of this stature the #startup challenge for this decade? India’s digital economy is growing. #Entrepreneurs must think big and create market-defining companies. We should build products and businesses to scale and sustain profitability. The next-generation of startups needs to be both local and go global. Key attributes of audacious #entrepreneurship 1. Team has to be the biggest differentiator. Create awe in the power of the #team that has come together to achieve the vision 2. Take on moon-shot initiatives, think bold. Make #innovation the center, not fundraising as the moat for competitiveness 3. Pinpoint the right metrics to confirm absolute alignment with your customer needs. Earn customer love for your business 4. Focus on long-term #growth . After reaching a certain scale, do not limit the focus to quarterly growth …see more

One of my biggest pet peeves is when people say "bring value." Because we rarely explain what that actually looks like. 👇🏾 ✅ Educational: educate on a specific topic. For me I talk about storytelling, personal branding, my experience with entrepreneurship, and video games/esports. That's pretty much it. ✅ Inspirational: inspire others with motivational content. ✅ Informative: Updates, news, and other informative content. ✅ Entertainment: self-explanatory. Fabio Marrama explains this well. ☝🏽 A lot of content on LinkedIn falls in the educational and inspirational bucket. Meaning that there is a lot of room in the informative and entertainment buckets. What type of content are you creating most? #justQ 🖖🏾🖤 #business #mindset …see more

‪The Friday afternoon look! And she didn’t trade the oil market this week!! #markets #oil #trading #traders #investing #investors ‬ …see more

HOW TO EXPLOIT YOUR EMPLOYER... It’s a given that the only area where you can make consistent 100%+ a year returns is your career, whether you are an employee or an entrepreneur. No matter which you are, this is where you need to focus right now. And to get the most out of your situation, you need to understand how to exploit your boss instead of the other way around.   http://bit.ly/2rXbpam …see more

Scary part about reaching out to someone? Rejection . . 😰 The best part about reaching out? They might actually respond! I recently received an email from Winson Truong , a current student at UC Berkeley, who wanted to chat.  Winson's email reminds me a lot of myself when I was still at Cal and wanted to break into tech. Every time I clicked "Send," I cringed slightly, worrying how the recipient on the other side of the email would think of me. Over time, I realize that the worst that can happen is that they don't respond. Oftentimes, not because they didn't like me, but because (1) they're busy or (2) my message didn't stand out. Instead of giving up or feeling ashamed, learn how to optimize. You can solve both of the above scenarios by (1) following up again to demonstrate persistence and (2) tailoring your email to create common grounds. In Winson's case, appealing to our commonality of attending UC Berkeley and how he found me. Given the amount of emails I get on a daily basis, I try my best to respond to as many of them, and offer chats when time permits. My one biggest advice is to always check in again at least once. I appreciate when people show the tenacity to follow up. 💯#BeInfinity So go ahead and send that cold email! …see more