Stories by Scott Kveton on Medium
Note: this is a follow-up to my earlier “research” about a maximizing the Lithium deposit that was recently discovered in Oregon. Another AI-generated image. :-) Executive Summary A lithium resource control plan can absolutely be accomplished through Oregon’s ballot initiative process, but it would require strategic planning and significant resources. Oregon has one of the most accessible ballot…
Oregon’s Lithium Opportunity? I asked Claude to put together a plan to maximize the benefits of the people of the State of Oregon with respect to the McDermitt Calera Lithium deposit that was recently discovered. These are the results. Note: it’s feasible to do this with a ballot initiative it looks like. The McDermitt Caldera opportunity presents a trillion-dollar question for Oregon The recent…
Embracing Change: The Continuous Transformation from Mobile to AI Prompt: Generate an image for this blog post in a 16:9 aspect ratio. We’ve seen these disruptive cycles a gazillion times before. Web 1, Web 2.0, mobile, Web 3 (meh, don’t get me started about this one) and now AI. All of these cycles always have similarities among them along with differing macro-economic trends that temper them…
In the evolving landscape of disruptive technology, each cycle brings its unique challenges yet shares a few consistent elements. These typically include hype, shifts in funding strategies, new approaches to go-to-market (GTM) strategies, and the ever-present influence of macroeconomic factors. Prompt: “Generate an image for this blog post.” It’s really bad honestly. A Quick Retrospective: Web…
Reflections on my journey from co-founding the OpenID Foundation to exiting Jump, I explore the transformative potential of blockchain in reshaping the way we understand ownership in the digital age. Dalle-3: Prompted from post content. Looking back at the past 15 years in the crypto and blockchain space, the journey has been nothing short of tumultuous. While scams and bad actors have been…
Starbucks and the Mobile Revolution: A Glimpse into AI’s Promising Journey Ahead Midjourney: A super hero carrying a mobile phone and with the Starbucks logo emblazzoned on their chest. Back when we started Urban Airship , mobile apps were a bit of a novelty. The first mobile apps, especially for big brands, weren’t especially thought out and most importantly they didn’t lean into what made mobile…
Clent Richardson — 10 Years Gone But Still Missed Clent was a selfless giver who passed away 10 years ago this week. In about 2011 I was introduced to a guy named Clent Richardson. He had just moved back to the US after senior leadership stints at Apple, T-Mobile, Tivo and AVG. He had quite the reputation and the best way to describe him was a well-dressed swashbuckler. Clent never believed in…
Midjourney prompt: Hero image for website focused on legal professionals using a new AI tool that automates a lot of their job. AI is hands down the most transformational, disruptive technology we have seen in the last 20 years. This feels like what happened with Web 2.0 or the launch of the iPhone, only significantly bigger. There are still so many industries that haven’t fully embraced…
Exploring the potential of AI’s paradigm shift, the challenges ahead, and the massive disruption it’s poised to unleash. Source: Midjourney . Prompt: “Anything.” When I first saw ChatGPT last year I thought, “Oh, wow, somebody solved AI. Cool. We can get down to the business of watching OpenAI turn into the next big super-multi-mega-corn and figuring out where to put the “O” in “FAAMG” (“AA OMFG”…
PDX — AI to MVP — 5/4/2023 AI is moving ridiculously fast. This is going to be more disruptive than mobile, cloud and potentially the Internet as a whole. This is a seminal moment for humanity and should be causing an existential crisis as a leader of an early stage company or brand trying to make sense of it all. Startups, capital allocators and existing companies should all be asking themselves,…