Whatever happened to disintermediation? Terrible word, big idea. The thought was that the internet would enable buyers and sellers to connect directly, cutting out middle men who were just a cost in the system. Ebay is probably the largest and most successful business built on connecting buyers and sellers directly. Uber and Hailo do the same for car travel, in different ways – Hailo leveraging the existing taxi network, Uber seeking to bypass it. Most of these started as amateur alternatives to the established trading systems, Read More

Thought leadership | January 2015

“The secret of getting ahead is getting started.”

Atributed to various writers including Mark Twain (wrongly), Agatha Christie and Sally Berger (who may be the person in this picture). Read More

Quotes | January 2015