Jun 15, 2021Member-onlyA Shackleton Start-UpIf famed explorer Ernest Shackleton founded a modern-day start-up, the elevator pitch may have sounded something like this: Investors Wanted. Hazardous Start-up. Goes against every financial instinct you have ever known. Forget about ROI. Long months of complete financial darkness. Extreme risk. Bankruptcy nearly assured. …Economics2 min readEconomics2 min read
Jun 7, 2021WTH Is Happening To Boeing?The Great Boeing Company was once the undisputed heavyweight champion of commercial aviation. Today they are struggling with plummeting market share and costly systemic problems. Yes COVID-19 struck them hard but also exposed deeper problems. The short answer is simple: Boeing forgot their engineers. I started my engineering career at…Boeing6 min readBoeing6 min read
May 28, 2021Who Ya Gonna Call? Fraudbusters!Winston Churchill once said, “A lie makes gets halfway around the world before the truth has a chance to get its pants on.” Today, the Internet accelerates this disparity exponentially with each and every evolution from email through social media, and artificial intelligence. We now live in a world where…Fraud4 min readFraud4 min read
May 26, 2021The World Needs A Knowledge InventoryAmazon has an inventory of every single item that they sell — from the manufacturer to your doorstep — and they nurture that inventory with intensity. So, why is there no comprehensive knowledge inventory of what people know and what they can produce? …Knowledge4 min readKnowledge4 min read
May 22, 2021So what’s the deal with Fed Coin?This week brought the announcement that the Federal Reserve will study the possibility of issuing a digital currency. If the government builds it correctly, the result could be the greatest advancement in human civilization since the invention of the wheel. If the government builds it incorrectly, they may just validate…Digital Currency3 min readDigital Currency3 min read
May 4, 2021What Single Problem Must Engineers Solve?Hint, the answer so simple, you can’t even see it. The Paradox of Invisibility: A firefighter may be worth a million dollars per hour when there is a fire and they courageously save lives and salvage property. The value of the firefighter is derived from the severity of the fire. On the other hand…Risk4 min readRisk4 min read
May 3, 2021What Is An Innovation Bank?What is an Innovation Bank? At first blush, an Innovation Bank sounds like a place where innovators can make money for developing their ideas. Sort of like venture capital. …Innovation3 min readInnovation3 min read
Apr 27, 2021Four Reasons Why Engineers and Scientists Need Their Own BlockchainMany blockchains exist for many reasons, but none are built for the purpose of discerning physical fact from digital fiction. Where other industries use blockchain to correct their flaws, a blockchain of engineers and scientists can amplify their superpowers. …Engineering4 min readEngineering4 min read
Mar 11, 2021The Killer App for Engineers and ScientistsFor over a decade, I have been writing about two important implications of blockchain technology that would create thousands of times more value applied through the engineering and scientific communities than through the the financial industry. …Engineering3 min readEngineering3 min read
Mar 10, 2021The Empowerment of Engineers and ScientistsThe Innovation Bank may be the most important advancement of the Post-Covid Era. The paper linked below may be the most important paper of our times. The Innovation Bank was first described in a patent application in 2007 (pre-bitcoin). A current rendition was recently published by the ASME International Mechanical…Engineering2 min readEngineering2 min read
