Creating Shared Value the Michael Porter Way Capitalism has suffered from mistrust. As such, companies are often blamed for most of society’s environmental, social, and economic woes. This is in spite of the countless CSR (corporate social responsibility) initiatives taken by firms around the globe. So, in light of the strained capacity of NGOs and governments to discuss the most complex of society’s challenges, how can the business world restore public trust? How can enterprises redefine the...

11 Amazing Examples of Disruptive Technology The pace of innovation is incredibly fast with new things being discovered daily. In fact, security, price, and ease of use are the main factors that impact inventions of disruptive technology. This has led to different kinds of technological inventions with some being disruptive. Here Are 11 Disruptive Technology Examples: 1. Internet of Things (IoT): This refers to identifiable objects and virtual representations in the internet. Equipping all...

10 Amazing Tech-Companies That Started by Bootstrapping How These Successful Tech Entrepreneurs Started by Bootstrapping and Why This Is So Important On the immensely popular HBO show Silicon Valley, there’s a scene in the first season that is a very poignant statement on VCs. In it, the protagonist Richard meets an old college friend whose company’s over-evaluation and the tight deadlines provided by his Venture Capital (VC) led to its decline. Richard simply wonders aloud why he would have...

The Four Pillars of Blockchain Technology (Part 1) Pillar I: Compelling Security (CS): Blockchain technology is an integral part of how cryptocurrencies, including Bitcoin, work. However, it is esoteric. This makes it difficult to understand for the layman. In their most distilled form, blockchains consist of chronological ledgers that record every transaction. In these ledgers, records are stored in the form of cryptographically-verifiable chunks referred to as blocks. These blocks are,...

How Blockchain Technology Impacts Identification & Security Blockchain technology could be described as tamper-resistant, distributed, shared databases in which every participant on a network can share, but no one can control. It could also be referred to as a database used to store digital records or assets. Such a database is shared by a group of people known as participants. These people can submit new records for inclusion. Take note that the records will only be included in the database...