When I was having lunch with Michael Stucki a few weeks ago, I had just switched the post about the Faraday Future press conference live and he asked me why I was so interested in the automotive industry. I’ve been asked this question from time to time since then and realized that most people don’t…
In a comment on my t3n article “Job destruction through digitalization: The scaremongering business! “, it was noted that I was arguing purely historically that technological progress creates more work. Until now, I hadn’t really realized that the majority of people don’t even know why this is the case. But it’s quite simple. An attempt…
Medical care is said to be excellent in Switzerland and Germany. If you compare it with other countries, this is undoubtedly true. And yet, if you take a step back from the existing structures, many things are completely out of kilter. And users in the medical sector are quietly undergoing a transformation to digital. People…
I am often asked which sectors are particularly at risk of experiencing upheaval. The list is comparatively long. And the question is two-dimensional: on the one hand, the answer gives an indication of where existing players should pay particular attention. On the other hand, it gives an indication of which start-ups might be particularly worth…
The discussions about whether banks have a future or not are never-ending. For a long time, I held back, not wanting to commit myself. However, the longer I follow developments in the fintech sector, the more I come to the conclusion that it will be very difficult for the traditional big banks.
Fortunately, the term “perpetual disruption” is becoming more and more popular. Since I brought it up in the t3n article, I have received positive feedback, suggestions and, fortunately, criticism on an almost daily basis. Sometimes I find that people simply perceive “perpetual disruption” as a trivial buzzword. So it’s high time I briefly explained the…
The nerd has made it. The underdogs, the wirros, the freaks are now the supposed leading figures of popular culture. The digital industry is teeming with people who pretend to be nerds but are in fact simple hipsters. That’s not reprehensible, but the whole fuss is completely unnecessary. A brief comment on the perception of…
Apparently it’s good form these days for European managers and/or politicians to travel to Silicon Valley to be “inspired”. When you get back, you say things like “I’ve just come back from a trip to Silicon Valley and it’s [insert any superlative here] impressive…”. We’ve known for a long time that Silicon Valley is “cool”….
Five years ago, when I had discussions with the management of companies with indirect sales channels, it was clear that “their” retailers were extremely important and a key pillar of their business strategy. Things are different today. It is still superficially true that retailers are important, but in reality nobody believes this anymore. That’s a…
The day before yesterday, DIE ZEIT interviewed Timotheus Höttges, CEO of Deutsche Telekom, on technological changes and the relationship to work. His statement on the unconditional basic income in particular provoked numerous reactions in comments and on Twitter. Since my article on the work of the future, I know that the subject of an unconditional…