In this episode we discuss the future of Silicon Valley in a remote world – can it continue to be the powerhouse of innovation it has been for the last decades? Is the unique combination of capital, companies and research still enough to drive the en…
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In this episode we discuss the undervalued and overvalued events in the first half of 2022, as well as recommend some summer reading. All from Richard’s boat! Tune in and let us know what you are reading!
Participants: Richard Allan, Nicklas Berild…
Here is another craft episode – this one focused on the question of how you best allocate, manage and audit your budget. Don’t let budgeting become another token exercise – use it as a lens to understand your priorities! There is great value in burea…
Leave a Comment— 7 min read — There is a lot of critical commentary about the fact that the UK Online Safety Bill includes regulation of content that is ‘legal but harmful’. A common refrain is ‘well if the content is really harmful, it should be made illegal, but if it is not harmful enough to be…
1 CommentYou know that what you really need in your life is more hot takes on Twitter, right? Well, we are here to oblige. But we also discuss the issue of where speech is heading, what happens when speech becomes cheap (drawing on Richard Hansen’s book Cheap…
Leave a CommentIn this episode we read a classic text by Judge Easterbrook – The Law of the Horse – and discuss how his perspective has informed tech policy ever since 1996 when the article was written – and why he, even when he was ignored, made points that remain…
Leave a Comment— 11 min read — We have heard calls from various quarters for people to have to verify their identities before being able to post content on social media. In this post I will look at how this debate is reflected in the published text of the UK Online Safety Bill. First, to set some…
Leave a Comment— 10 min read — It is common for people to propose that online services should be required to verify their users’ ages in the interests of improving safety for children. Other people argue that online services should collect the minimum possible amount of information and they have concerns about the implications of introducing systems…
3 CommentsIn this episode we explore the history and genealogy of the DMA – looking at the key inspirations behind it and why it looks the way it looks. Tune in!
Participants: Richard Allan, Nicklas Berild Lundblad