Perspectives
Essays, videos, and conversations on leadership and strategy.
A growing collection of ideas on building durable organizations — from operating cadence and board dynamics to the human side of scale.
My story is not a comeback story — at least not yet. It is the story of deciding to start again while the outcome remains uncertain.
A thirteen-episode series on building, losing, and rebuilding an empire — the weight of betrayal, and what it actually takes to keep going when the page is blank.
Why starting over is not about recreating what was lost, but becoming wiser about what deserves to be built next. By Neil G. La-as In A Courage to Build Again, I wrote about what it means to find the strength to begin ag…
Why Viogram Is Moving from an IEO to an IDO — And Why This Is About More Than Just a Token Sale When most people hear the words IEO or IDO , they immediately think about cryptocurrency fundraising. Launchpads. Token sale…
If Blockchain Is So Powerful, Why Does Crypto Still Feel Like a Scam? Mention the word “crypto” in a room full of people, and the reactions are often surprisingly predictable. Some will become excited. Some will become c…
The Internet’s Greatest Mistake The internet is arguably one of humanity’s greatest achievements. In the span of just a few decades, it transformed how people communicate, learn, work, build businesses, and interact with…
Every day, billions of people create value without realizing it. They answer questions on discussion forums. They recommend products to friends. They leave reviews for businesses they have visited. They share ideas, part…
Are We Entering the Age of Human Capitalism? Imagine walking through the streets of a major city one hundred years ago. The signs of economic power would have been easy to identify. Massive factories stretched across the…
Why the Next Billion-Dollar Companies May Be Communities A teenager in Brazil starts a gaming group with a few friends. A fitness coach in Manila begins sharing advice online with a small audience. A software developer i…
The Coming War Between Authenticity and Automation A few years ago, the internet operated on a simple assumption. If you were reading an article, looking at a photograph, listening to a song, or watching a video, there w…
The Rise of Digital Citizenship: Why the Future Internet May Need More Than Just Users Imagine explaining today’s internet to someone living in the year 1995. You would tell them that billions of people now spend a signi…