That Was The Week 2021, #11

A monologue this week as Andrew was moving house. 

A week where dreamers and innovators were confronted by skeptics and detractors. As you might guess, "I'm a believer". ;-)

That Was The Week 2021, #10

The future of the human race is addressed by Sam Altman this week. A must-read edition of the newsletter

That Was The Week 2021, #9

In a week that saw the belief in democracy decline, 22 new Unicorns reported, and the belief in digital art, user-generated games, and Bitcoin soar. What do we really value?

That Was The Week 2021. #8

This week we look at Google’s new ad targeting tech, Jay-Z selling Tidal to Square and the rise of non-fungible tokens, widely known as NFTs.

That Wast The Week 2021, #7 with Keith Teare and Andrew Keen

Recent increases in Podcasting and Newsletters are driving awareness that creator generated content is going through a renaissance. And now the major players have noticed. Since Spotify acquired Anchor.fm and SubStack launched to acclaim, the need to serve the creator has surfaced as a major theme of innovation.

That Was The Week 2021, #6

The new world order in question has been coming for a long time. It is driven by an inevitability - the decline of great nations. There has never been an empire that did not decline. The reason? Capitalism.

That Was The Week 2021, #5

With Andrew Keen and Keith Teare

There is not a problem to solve. Section 230 already provides the right balance. It allows me to publish on your platform without you becoming liable. It allows you to take down what I post if you have a solid enough reason. It does not expect you to scrutinise everything published. It works.

That Was The Week 2021, #4

That Was The Week 2021, #3

This week’s That Was The Week has an obvious theme — disruption. The news of Gamestop’s crazy stock — growing by hundreds of per cent due to a Reddit group r\WallStreetBets — is evidence enough. But the out of control stock is only one story.

That Was The Week 2021, #2

“Congress shall make no law respecting an establishment of religion, or prohibiting the free exercise thereof; or abridging the freedom of speech, or of the press; or the right of the people peaceably to assemble, and to petition the Government for a redress of grievances.”