Reflections on Bitcoin
The value of Bitcoin has been volatile and recently declining. The purpose of this post is to reflect on the possible reasons and an opinion on where things are headed. My friend and former IBM colleague, Irving Wladawsky-Berger posted his reflection on Bitcoin last week. As usual, Irving did not shoot from the hip; he […]
Genesys XX
The 20th Annual Genesys Partners Venture Dinner — Genesys XX– Tuesday night at the Union League Club in New York included nearly 100 invited venture capitalists, investors, journalists, entrepreneurs, and industry executives. As always, Jim Kollegger — CEO of Genesys Partners and one of the pioneers of the information industry — was an elegant master […]
Folks on Spokes – 2
Ten members of Folks on Spokes met at the south gate of Hammock Dunes at 8am and headed north on A1A. There was not a cloud in the sky. In many ways, it was a perfect day, but the wind was strong. Bicycling at 15-18 mph with a 10-12 mph headwind resulted in 30 mph […]
My Doctoral Journey – Part 7
Next week, it will be 40 months since my decision in August 2010 to begin a doctoral journey. It has been eight months since I provided an update on the journey, and that is the purpose of this post. As of September 30, I have completed 100% of the academic coursework and have learned a lot from 23 […]
Game Changers
The New York Times reported that massive open online courses (MOOCs) are not dead (see After Setbacks, Online Courses Are Rethought). Although not the most positive article, it made the important point that MOOCs are evolving. I stick by my view that MOOCs are Web-1994. In that year, I gave a speech in Paris at an International Data […]
