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AI / Big Data

Artificial Intelligence – Utopian Dreams and Existential Risks

Artificial intelligence (AI) is no longer the stuff of science fiction. Stanford Professor Andrew Ng has stated that “AI is the new electricity”.[1]  In other words, it is a technology that has the potential to completely transform every major industry.  Similarly, Executive Chairman of Alphabet Eric Schmidt has declared that “we are in the process […]

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Economics

2008 Financial Crisis – Causes and historical context

My friends and I walked out of the Big Short several years ago feeling like a group of global financial crisis experts. We were shocked, how could no one have seen the collapse coming? It all seemed so clear. Many an economics and finance course later, I see that the layers of complexities to the […]

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Leadership

10 Things Effective Leaders Do To Earn Trust Quickly

There are some office resources that you can’t just order off Amazon: and trust is perhaps the most precious of these. When you’re assembling a team to achieve great things in a short timeframe, you need to know your crew has got your back. And more importantly, they need to know you’ve got them covered, […]