Who hasn’t Googled their health symptoms before only to find out that their lower back pain is scoliosis, their cough is meningitis, and their fever is swine flu? Our first reaction to health concerns is Google. But what if our first reaction was to FaceTime or video chat our doctor? Telehealth (virtual doctor’s visits) seems… Continue reading Why Don’t More People FaceTime Their Doctor?
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Disney’s Next Great Animators will be AI Programs
Like many young boys and girls that grew up during Disney’s Golden Age of Animation, one boy named Ed dreamed the biggest dream possible: to work with Disney and create the enthralling cartoons he watched religiously. Eventually he reached the age where dreams start to fade and reality sets in, but he didn’t let that… Continue reading Disney’s Next Great Animators will be AI Programs
Tech’s Next Rivalry: Uber Wallet vs. Apple Wallet
Control The Flow Of Money. It’s one of the latest collective missions of Big Tech. From Apple’s digital wallet to Facebook’s cryptocurrency to the automation of personal finances and even Amazon taxing nearly everything that happens on the Internet. This is the vertical that tech companies with resources are vying for. And now, out of… Continue reading Tech’s Next Rivalry: Uber Wallet vs. Apple Wallet
Google Analytics for Buildings: A New Opportunity for Brands
Intelligent CCTV cameras are the eyes of the surveillance state. It’s why we all get a little freaked out when a new set of cameras pops up in our city. But I see a secondary, non-privacy-invading purpose for these cameras that could be a very lucrative opportunity. What if brands from Coca-Cola to Nike were… Continue reading Google Analytics for Buildings: A New Opportunity for Brands
Employee Surveillance: A Great Way to Build Trust and Accountability
Human capital is the most precarious capital there is. With the right team, anything is possible. With the wrong team, nothing is impossible. Any manager will attest to the difficulty in finding one person that is accountable, self-motivating, and efficient. Now imagine leading more than 10,000 people at a corporation. It’s no wonder that large… Continue reading Employee Surveillance: A Great Way to Build Trust and Accountability
How AI-Generated Images Will Displace the Stock Photo Licensing Business
The media has manufactured a fear amongst us all that GANs – Generative Adversarial Networks – will bring the demise of democracy and civilization. (GANs are the AI behind deepfakes, in case you’re wondering). Sure GANs are a threat. But I’m adamant that they’re largely an opportunity. An opportunity for entrepreneurs. If I were starting… Continue reading How AI-Generated Images Will Displace the Stock Photo Licensing Business
The Future of Adaptive Music – Soundtracks that Monitor and Match Your Mood
It’s a beautiful feeling when a song “hits your chord”. You belt out the lyrics as if they were written about you. Your entire body reacts as if the groove is coded in your DNA. What if every song you listened to had that effect? This is the goal of Adaptive Music. Adaptive music is… Continue reading The Future of Adaptive Music – Soundtracks that Monitor and Match Your Mood
Japan’s Next Cultural Export: Dynamic Living Spaces
If you want to know what’s next for American culture, one of the most reliable places to look is Japan. A 1982 New York Times article, Culture of Japan Blossoming in America, documents the first major shift toward a general American curiosity in Japanese culture. Nine years later, a Fortune Magazine article, Japan’s Influence on… Continue reading Japan’s Next Cultural Export: Dynamic Living Spaces
BMW hired me to give an opinion on their latest car technology
What if cars could communicate with cities? How would this change the way we traveled? What would it do for the environments we poison with carbon dioxide? This is an idea I haven’t stopped thinking about since BMW brought me out to Frankfurt two weeks ago. They gave me a sneak peek of some of… Continue reading BMW hired me to give an opinion on their latest car technology