How to Unlock the Potential of the API Economy

Marc Andreessen famously said, “Software is eating the world”, but what does this mean? In short, software is a digital means to drive marginal costs of transactions of any kind – human-to-human, human-to-machine, business-to-human, and machine to machine, et al. – to...

Blackbelt essay

I created this as a part of my blackbelt qualification in 2016 to answer the question “Why do I deserve a blackbelt”.  I read it at times when I’m down because it reminds me that I can accomplish anything I truly commit to doing. There are times when...

Trust – a Tale of Two Worlds – part 4.

Trust When we think of trust and what it means, we quickly realize it encompasses many things. In the natural world, we use the word “trust” to: Interpret what people say Describe behaviors Decide if we feel comfortable sharing data Indicate whether we feel other...

Looking for something fun to do

Let’s say you’re walking into the town square with some time to kill and no particular plans. You might ask “Who’s in the area?” Your cloud queries your connections to find people you know who are also in the square. Bob’s cloud announces he’s in the square at...