Published in Experience Stack·Nov 28, 2022The Third Product for FigmaI would like to imagine a world where Figma would create a third product besides Figma design and FigJam in the area of corporate presentation software. Of course, as they have now been acquired by Adobe, it is less likely to happen, but you never know. It might. …Figma11 min readFigma11 min read
Published in Experience Stack·Jan 31, 2022The Chokepoint of Digital TransformationIf we were a fly on the shoulder of a random middle manager in any corporation, who is sitting in a meeting discussing strategic plans for the upcoming several years, we would see and hear about innovation, digitalization, and how it will fuel growth and success. And the bigger the…Complexity7 min readComplexity7 min read
Published in Experience Stack·Dec 23, 2021Reinventing Online ConferencesRecently I was listening to the episode of the Lingthusiasm podcast. Gretchen McCulloch shared one tidbit of information (side note to the main topic of the episode) that led me to think deeper about conferences and what could be done to improve them. Here is the quote: …conferences create a…Innovation7 min readInnovation7 min read
Dec 13, 2021Corporations: RemixI once read the idea that companies (firms, corporations, etc...) can be thought of as a fictional story that is made up by society and, in essence, are a set of beliefs shared by all the members. Those beliefs are codified as contracts between various entities — employees, owners, suppliers…Corporations12 min readCorporations12 min read
Sep 13, 2021On types of Sales as the Wave-Particle dualityOn types of Sales as the Wave-Particle duality If we look at the large retail company or service provider. They are selling directly to consumers and selling to thousands or millions of them. B2C sales can be thought of as a stream of small events, you can group them into…Sales4 min readSales4 min read
Published in The Startup·Dec 29, 2020The Singularity and MacroeconomicsEvery time discussion goes into automation and how it will destroy all jobs and destroy economics as we know it, people tend to take opposing sides. Some look back at the previous times that such outrageous claims have been made and point how such worries have always turned out to…Singularity8 min readSingularity8 min read
Published in The Startup·Apr 7, 2020Member-onlyReal products in the time of virtualityIt is incredible to see new technologies and social trends emerge and slowly become part of the ‘normal’ and ‘real.’ The latest such trend that has become part of the fabric of society is that of “influencers.” Not so many years ago, having a large following on social media did…Product Design9 min readProduct Design9 min read
Jan 23, 2020Future of programs, sites, and appsThere are three types of software that I would like to talk about. Programs you install in your computer, sites you open in the web and apps you download on your device. …Apps12 min readApps12 min read
Published in DataDrivenInvestor·Dec 5, 2019Forced social network for enterprisesWhile toying in my mind with ideas about possible new social networks, I again came back to social networks for businesses. Creating such service has been tried before, and as far as I know, has not succeeded much beyond creating weak sales leads generation platform, that nobody really uses. But…Social Network4 min readSocial Network4 min read
Published in DataDrivenInvestor·Sep 23, 2019Real future of VR/AR input interfacesField of virtual reality has been maturing steadily over the last couple of years. We are probably over the hype peak, but we are not yet in the plato of good practical applications. Let me make some predictions of how the interfaces will look like when we finally get there…Virtual Reality9 min readVirtual Reality9 min read
