ForecastsBlockchain — An actual use caseIn finance, Web3 and blockchain should be about creating ease of transaction flow and trust between the offline and online world.Mar 29, 2022Mar 29, 2022
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ForecastsModularization and MBA ProgramsAn MBA program has three key jobs or components. These jobs include:Oct 14, 2021Oct 14, 2021
ForecastsPayroll Needs InnovationOne way companies finance themselves is by paying employees bi-weekly.Jul 30, 2021Jul 30, 2021
ForecastsWhy Reducing Tax Rates AND Tax Expenditures May be a Good ThingTax policy should be a revenue neutral conversation. Decreasing marginal tax rates is fine but the government must find a way to make up…Feb 19, 2021Feb 19, 2021
ForecastsReforming WellnessPlatforms are the future. The best one’s exhibit increasing returns to capital as the economics improves as the customer value proposition…Feb 4, 2021Feb 4, 2021
ForecastsHow a Pet Food Retailer Uses “Platforms” to Create Value Without Take RatesPlatforms and marketplaces often capture economics through take rates and that’s hard. Optimization requires dynamic pricing, constant…Dec 16, 2020Dec 16, 2020
ForecastsPlatforms for Merchant SuccessBuilding a million dollar E-commerce business is getting easier, but building the next Warby Parker is getting harder for the same reason.Sep 24, 2020Sep 24, 2020
ForecastsPart 3: The Challenges Ahead in Financing the Passion Economy: Creator and Platform ScalabilityPredictability is one thing, scalability is another. The difficulty for Substack-like platforms is building in mechanisms for virality.Sep 10, 2020Sep 10, 2020
ForecastsPart 2: The Creative Economy and The Traditional Underwriting ModelCreators may be unfinanceable for commercial banks for a variety of reasons. These include varying cash flows and lack of credit history…Sep 10, 2020Sep 10, 2020