My most recent experiences and insights

At lunch yesterday the topic of metaverses and cryptocurrencies came up. A topic that seems to be fashionable and that sounds something like worlds of superhero hacker speculators. Or better of supervillains. The point is that, for most mortals, it’s like speaking Chinese. Except for the Chinese. For them it must be like speaking Arabic. Read more

A few years ago, I was interviewed for a radio programme. Nothing professional. I had attended an event and, talking to a neighbour sitting next to me, she had been interested in my approach to my daughters’ education. The thing is, the neighbour happened to work in radio. And a few days later, she called Read more

Putting the customer first is the key to business success. All organizational decisions must have the customer at the center. Ha! And no, I’m not implying that this is bad advice. It’s a basic principle for any entrepreneur, startup or business looking to grow or simply survive in a competitive world. But not all organizations Read more

No. I’m not going to be the one to say that training is not important. And I can’t say that it’s because I’m in IT, in technology, in innovation. Even if you are a snail farmer, you are going to have to recycle yourself, to discover new techniques, new markets, new clients, new ways of Read more

ILUSO I always like to start with this word. It gives me a lot of clues. The O is green and the I is gold. Humm. TIBIO The first I and the O are already well placed and the T is golden. I already have 3 letters. NIETO Wow! 5 greens, in only 3 attempts. Read more

This morning I was sorting through the cables on my desk. Dozens of cables. Keyboard, mouse, speakers, mobile phone charger, headphone charger, cable to transfer from the mobile to the computer, webcam, lamp, monitor, router, power for everything, … Am I the only one who has this chaos? I moved the table forward so that Read more