I’ll be honest. When I started my consulting firm, I had no idea what consulting was. We just thought it would be cool to help companies figure out their strategic challenges, particularly when it comes to the massive technological shifts occurring.  Now after 6 years, I think we’ve figured it out somewhat even though we’re … Continue reading Pattern Recognition →

“Crypto is libertarian, AI is communist” Peter Thiel In my last post, I wrote about the long-term potential of decentralization. It was a romantic ideal of the future. While I still believe this to be true, the future is not written. As it stands today, it feels like we are headed in the opposite direction, … Continue reading The fallacy of decentralization →

Earlier this week, I was on the phone with my bank for over an hour. When I finally spoke to the agent, they told me that my identity would need to be verified by someone in the bank branch that knew me personally in order to complete the transaction. I have to admit, I was … Continue reading The inevitability of decentralization →

I love my job. I get to see how technology impacts entire industries from the front lines. The companies we work with all have one thing in common, they have increasingly more degrees of freedom in which to operate. By this I mean that they have dramatically more strategic options available mainly due to software. … Continue reading Degrees of Freedom →

I’ve come to realize that growing certain skills are more important than functional skills. Functional skills are great, don’t get me wrong. If you want to grow in a more senior leadership role, there are specific evergreen skills that need to be developed.  After university, I luckily stumbled into digital marketing. It was the early … Continue reading Evergreen Skills →

One of my favorite books of all time is 1984 by George Orwell. The dystopian novel is a terrifying read because it depicts a possible future where privacy and individualism are things of the past, as is free speech and even free thought. The totalitarian state has complete control of its citizens and uses technology … Continue reading 1984 Redux →

This past year was the hardest one of my life. I lost my dear mother-in-law, I had to struggle to keep my small business afloat and was stressed the fuck out from a global pandemic. It was a gut punch in so many ways and I don’t think I’ve fully recovered just yet. At the … Continue reading A year of infamy →

Photo by Tarik Haiga on Unsplash The first time I heard about Bitcoin was in 2012. I was working at Google and I happened to walk into a conversation with a few engineers. They were talking about mining the cryptocurrency and storing it on an external hard drive. I had no clue what they were … Continue reading Bullish on Bitcoin →

Photo by Marc-Olivier Jodoin on Unsplash It finally happened this week. Health Canada announced approval of the vaccine. We’re entering the second half of the story, the recovery. Life hopefully will start getting back to normal for most people. While the pandemic caused a lot of human suffering and misery, there are also many unintended … Continue reading Staring into the mirror →

Photo by Craig Zdanowicz on Unsplash Starting a business, no matter the shape or size, is a lonely endeavour. There is no one else to blame when things go wrong. I didn’t know this feeling myself before starting a small consultancy with two friends. The biggest feeling of dread, particularly in the early days, is … Continue reading Being in the arena →