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I recently wrote about network effects, which are well described in the book Blitzscalingby Reid Hoffman and Chris Yeh. The ills of their controversial approach – prioritising speed over efficiency in the face of uncertainty – were recently outlined by Tim O’Reilly, who claimed it has gone from “premise to doctrine” in Silicon Valley. The… Continue reading Regulating Against Network Effects: Six Ideas

I’m currently reading a book called Blitzscaling by Reid Hoffman and Chris Yeh. “Blitzscaling” is a technique they have observed over several years and applied themselves. They define it as prioritising speed over efficiency in the face of uncertainty. So not only are you jumping off a cliff and building a plane on the way… Continue reading Five Types of Network Effect

By the time I arrived at the Körber Forum, the event had already started and the participants were talking about – appropriately – time.  Appropriately, I say, because my plan to arrive half an hour early in order to get a seat was foiled by having misremembered the start time. I settled for a place… Continue reading The End of History: Sir Christopher Clark at the Korber Forum

Yesterday evening (30th March 2016) was the long-awaited Brexit event in Hamburg and – wow – what an evening! It all started with the Berlin event, which Jon Worth organised. Brian Melican was on the panel during that event too, and the two of them thought it would be good to get something similar sorted… Continue reading Hamburg Brexit event – writeup