2018 – 2020 are going to be years that will be seen in history as the dawn of an era when the only way you can trust what you are hearing / seeing someone say is to see it in-person. It will be the sunest of the era when you can trust that what you are hearing from a personContinue reading “The Impending Era of Digital Deception: Are We Ready?”
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Factors driving self-driving car adoption
I have an informal wager running with a handful of people on the following question: What year will cars that are autonomous-capable constitute over 50% of the cars sold in that model year? I began this wager in 2015, and I said “within 7 years”. Giving myself credit for the fact that 2016 model yearContinue reading “Factors driving self-driving car adoption”
Beyond Internet Gaga
For a time in the mid-1990’s I was an analyst at Forrester Research, in its Network Strategy Service. Last week’s Distributed Denial of Service attack waged against Dyn recalls a report I wrote that I still consider groundbreaking. I asked George Colony, CEO/Founder of Forrester, if I could reproduce it here because I believe the technique I used — called scenarioContinue reading “Beyond Internet Gaga”
Drupal world domination – step 2
In recent years, a new breed of incubators called seed accelerators have had success helping new companies get started. They provide mentoring, connections, and capital. Depending on the accelerator, even the branding from having been accepted into the program adds value. The best example I’ve seen is TechStars. TechStars has helped launch dozens of companies over several yearsContinue reading “Drupal world domination – step 2”
Modest pride
I don’t want to sound too bombastic, or take more credit than is due. But I’m proud of what our team at Acquia did to help make Boston 2008 Drupalcon a fantastic event. There’s a bunch of things I think we did right: I don’t want to diminish the contribution of other volunteers. Moshe Weitzman, the session track leaders,Continue reading “Modest pride”
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