Published in Track Manual·Feb 18The Racing Line in EntrepreneurshipFor those familiar with cars, Formula 1, or playing Gran Turismo, it is an ubiquitous term tied with winning: The racing line. The theoretical best route around the track. The fastest way through a turn. The path to winning. Success on the racetrack shares the same principles as in entrepreneurship…Entrepreneurship4 min readEntrepreneurship4 min read
Aug 10, 2021If Content is King, What is a God?In 1996, Bill Gates wrote an essay titled “Content is King” Some time later, Kanye West rapped: “what is a king to a god, and what is a god to a non-believer?” While the ideas behind both of these are unrelated, when combined together, we delve into possibly the next…Social Media3 min readSocial Media3 min read
Sep 24, 2020Building supply chains with Hedera Hashgraph? Understand these three key conceptsThey say a chain is just as strong as its weakest link. This principle applies to metal chains, supply chains and blockchains. Hedera Hashgraph isn’t a chain, but the same concept applies. Hedera Hashgraph is a versatile technology that can provide the digital infrastructure needed to provide secure and trusted…Hederahashgraph5 min readHederahashgraph5 min read
Published in Narikin Book Club·Sep 7, 20208 keys to success in international business| The Culture MapThis article is part of the Narikin Book Club, an aggregation of key ideas from books, media, and individuals for the upstart hustler. When I founded my first startup in 2015, I was immersed in the Bay Area business culture. Casual wear, coffee shop VC pitches, and a supportive tech…International Relations11 min readInternational Relations11 min read
Aug 11, 2020The $43k DeFi magic trick: Flash loans, smart contracts and atomic swaps galoreOn August 10th, 2020, a DeFi trader executed an arbitrage trade between cryptocurrency stable coins USDC and USDT for the profit of $42k. News of the trade quickly spread throughout the DeFi community, as it demonstrates a powerful DeFi money making opportunity outside of popular yield farming (for those unfamiliar…Decentralized Finance4 min readDecentralized Finance4 min read
Aug 6, 2020DeFi on Hedera Hashgraph: a need for interoperabilityDecentralized finance, alternatively known as DeFi, has been a hot topic as of late. With the popularity of services such as Compound, DeFi offers attractive high yield rates for staking crypto assets and collateralized loan opportunities. …Hederahashgraph4 min readHederahashgraph4 min read
Published in The Startup·Jul 14, 2020The Silicon Valley Exodus: The Future of the Modern Commute Might Be in the AirTechnology companies like in the ranks of Facebook, Apple and Google, have spent billions of dollars to build the innovative offices that define their culture and attract top talent. …Remote Work7 min readRemote Work7 min read
Published in Armada Chain·Jun 18, 2020Open Waters: The Toolkit for Building Decentralized Supply ChainsThe Armada Platform was built to improve supply chain collaboration, by providing the distributed ledger backbone for data interoperability and process automation. While the platform gained interest, the Armada Chain team noticed a trend that some supply chain companies were improving or building their own bespoke supply chain applications. Few…Supply Chain2 min readSupply Chain2 min read
May 22, 2020Decentralized Coupons: Analysis of a Hedera Hashgraph Use CaseThe Coupon Bureau, a non-profit industry managed open marketplace platform, announced their interest in using Hedera Hashgraph technology to manage coupon activity on their platform. The Hedera Hashgraph Consensus Service (HCS) would create real time, tamper-proof logs for parties to validate coupon usage and creation. Putting coupons on the blockchain…Coupon5 min readCoupon5 min read
Published in Armada Chain·Mar 6, 2020Supply Chains and Hedera Hashgraph: Why We Use HCSWhen I first considered using Hedera Hashgraph for Armada in 2018 , it was still a private Java SDK that promised features to surpass the limits of blockchain technology at the time. Hedera Consensus Service (HCS) was still in concept stage, yet we took the jump and became one of…Hederahashgraph5 min readHederahashgraph5 min read
