on Business Strategies
Once a year I give a talk about what actually changed in technology and why it matters for strategy. Not “AI is big” and especially not “digital transformation”. My focus is where the value is moving, who is gaining leverage, and which parts of your business are becoming commodities. Technology rewrites who captures value, who […]
A new world
August marks the 11th anniversary of Marc Andreessen’s famous article – Why Software Is Eating The World, published in The Wall Street Journal. Everything the Internet has done to the newspaper and music industries is now happening to all other industries. Concurrently. I’m a terrified dinosaur… We lived in this comfortable world of old brands, […]
What is the way to the new ‘normal’ for organisations?
Almost ten years after the article “Software is eating the world“, Marc Andreessen returns with a simple message: it’s time to (re)build! The author reminds us that no state has been prepared to fight the pandemic effectively, but that the culprits should not be looked for in one party or the other because a society’s […]
Determinants of the Individual Decision to Travel Less during the COVID-19 Pandemic (2022, academic article)
Abstract In an effort to reduce the spread of the COVID-19 outbreak, the international tourist arrivals worldwide have been brought to pre-1990s levels, the travel and hospitality industry being one of the most affected industries during the pandemic. Multiple factors created difficulties in planning trips, decreasing travel demand. This paper investigates the determinants of the […]
Artificial intelligence in healthcare: Public perception of robotic surgery (2022, academic article)
Abstract Breakthrough after breakthrough, artificial intelligence has proven itself to be of support to the healthcare system. Public and private hospitals are improving their services through the adoption of different technologies, such as wearables, 3D printing, virtual reality or surgical robots, among others. This paper investigates the public opinion on one of the healthcare areas […]
Digital Entrepreneurship: Public Perception of Barriers, Drivers, and Future (2021, academic article)
Abstract The widespread access to the Internet has undoubtedly changed the way businesses handle their processes and interact with their customers. With the surge of new devices, business models, technologies, and platforms, alongside social media growth and innovative advertising, it became easier to transition from employment to entrepreneurship. The paper aims to assess the public […]
The role of chatbots in end-to-end intelligent automation and future employment dynamics (2021, academic article)
Abstract Employing automation on cloud, on-premise, or hybridly, companies are shifting their workloads to software robots, thus reshaping the old operating models, reducing toil and creating jobs that are better suited for humans. In this context, the messaging platforms are becoming the dominant communication channel worldwide and, coupled with a raising customer demand for self-services, […]
Playing with OpenAI’s new chatbot is mind-blowing
Playing with OpenAI’s new chatbot is mind-blowing. Below you can see the trial from my part. I covered in other posts that companies like META and alike are building their moats around AI so they can generate content at zero marginal cost. Open AI does a great job with launching GPT-4. Here is […]
Gen Z’s influence will change everything
So, having interacted with hundreds of Gen Z weekly, I came up with the following conclusions: 1/ Be present in their world 2/ Give them meaningful work 3/ Coach them! 4/ Give them credit! The list is open and feel free to add!
Unlock the full Gen Z potential
Gen Z dislikes MS Excel. Especially when they studied in school how to do the heating maps in python, regression with R/SPSS or adapt algorithms. I am not talking about Computer Science students, but actual business students. At FABIZ we have changed around 30% of the learning syllabus in the last three years in order […]