Perspective

Is War Good for Business?

War is obviously good for some businesses. But is it good for society? ‘Of course not’ is most likely your immediate response. And certainly mine. But not so fast. It’s complicated …

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The as-a-Service Economy

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We’ve been in it for quite some time. But do we realize how much it has changed us? And how different it turned out compared to expectations?

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Why Spotify Wins

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I was upset. Joe Rogan was promoting dangerous lies and Spotify was supporting him. So I broke it off. To send a message. Inspired by Neil Young, Joni Mitchell and many other artists I highly respect. It didn’t last–and the reason is interesting.

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Goodbye IT, go data …

Did you know that Facebook has more than 1.2 million servers in operation? And that they are run by 100 employees? This means that the new standard for operations is 12,000 servers per employee. Does it sound OK?

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Audit your mindset!

The appeal comes from mr. Intellectual Capital, renowned professor Leiv Edvinsson. A message he has repeated for years. What does he mean? Is he talking about me? About us?

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Frankly speaking

We might as well say it out loud. The pandemic may seem to have taken a break, but don’t be fooled. There are more quarantine, lockdown and social restrictions coming. Many of them will become permanent. This is the time to redefine the norm.

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