The Intersection Magazine Podcast

I have been in the world of web design for over two decades. I have bult with the most basic tools using WYSIWYG from Microsoft Front Page to Adobe GoLive to Dreamweaver and modern takes on incorporating the use of databases to build more robust sites using CMS.  The changes that we have seen in the industry are breathtaking. One of the most important ways to spot an sector ready for disruption is...

For the month of June there are several ideas that we are pursuing. The first is written by the NFX team and is an attempt to look into the future post #SAAS . SAAS stands for software as a service. This has formed about 85% of all software development work and has been responsible for the vast amounts of revenue generated. So when NFX suggested that something bigger was on its way, we became inte...

For the month of May we are winding down on a piece that as shared from the work of Alessandro Palombo . He wrote extensively about his time in the Emirates. I wanted this piece to be a guide for other nations that were looking to attract citizens of other countries into their geographies. This final piece is more personal declaring why the author chose to leave and some of the challenges he faced...

In this conversation we talk to Elie Bizaglou of FishTank VC about one of the products he has created to help make the process of fundraising easier. After dealing with the complications of being misunderstood and ignored Elie decided to combine the attractiveness of TikTok like interface with the idea that pitching is increasingly complicated. By making it easier to put founders on one side with...

In this conversation we talk to Elie Bizaglou of FishTank VC about one of the products he has created to help make the process of fundraising easier. After dealing with the complications of being misunderstood and ignored Elie decided to combine the attractiveness of TikTok like interface with the idea that pitching is increasingly complicated. By making it easier to put founders on one side with...

In the month of April, there are several ideas that we are pushing based in some parts on the circumstances in which we find ourselves. When we started the year, there were signs that the year would be full of #turmoil . This has been the case. Even as I am sharing a piece about Dubai done by Alessandro Palombo on the benefits of choosing this as a destination for #relocation , recent events betwe...

This week we are thrilled to have a conversation with an author who is tackling an important subject for those of us in business. Metin Pekin is the author of a book called Breaking Democracy’s Chain.  In the book and this podcast in particular, we talk about his approach where he guides us through the history of the democratic practice in the US and the warnings that were given by the founding fa...

This week we are thrilled to have a conversation with an author who is tackling an important subject for those of us in business. Metin Pekin is the author of a book called Breaking Democracy’s Chain.  In the book and this podcast in particular, we talk about his approach where he guides us through the history of the democratic practice in the US and the warnings that were given by the founding fa...

The month of March is here and it feels like it has a strong global feel. Firstly, one of the people that i subscribe to Alessandro Palombo regularly puts out some geographical content on locations of interestand i think you will enjoy this one. There are many countries that spend time setting up systems to accommodate #investors and new #citizens to help drive growth into various #sectors of thei...

This conversation combines the thoughts gathered after three separate events. The first an interactive back and forth with a supercomputer, the second a conference discussing the launch of an innovative finance platform powered by AI and backed by data and a piece someone shared about the Norwegian Sovereign Wealth Fund. My interest is in identifying patterns and trends in our days that signal gre...

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The month of February is upon us. We are easing into the year by further developing some of the projects we began at the end of last year. Our piece on time travel and investment is concluded in this issue with the author Brad Slingerlend giving us a list of films that help us understand what we can learn from Hollywood’s take on time travel. In the light of a rather eventful start of the year (ne...

For the month of January those who think of this as the first month often have expectations of some kind of #forecast or #prophecy. Words of direction that they can depend on for the year to come. About 30 years ago at a #church in #Texas we used of usher in the New Year with a word from the Lord for the coming year. I tried this for a while except I was trying to see if I could spot #trends that...

Chris Champion is an entrepreneur and investor, who has delved deeply into tech startups over the past 30 years. He has identified patterns that lead to successful investments – having championed over 120+ companies and raised more than $300M. With a community of 5,000 entrepreneurs who value his insights, Mr. Champion shares his journey and insights on including the value of concentrated gatherin...

Here is something you might appreciate. This is recorded after an impressive talk by a Chinese product sourcing expert. First, we talk about the word ecosystem and what it means and why we chose to define it with Silicon Valley in mind. Then we pan out to regional and continental perspectives of the same. Here we are interested in how Ecosystems express themselves in the big four, Kenya, South Afr...

Brad Slingerlend shows up again with this piece. This time he sheds light on a genre of film that explores time travel and helps us understand the complex world of investment and key features of the same especially prediction of trends and the identification of patterns. We also share a supplement from a new event called Tech Con held at the ICT Hub in Nakawa, Uganda. With a major focus on #Web3 a...

In the month of November, we continued our discussion of the elite overproduction hypothesis from the work of Noah Smith. Perhaps the most crucial take away from me, was the need to manage expectations. All the planning and work that goes into the creation of courses and program for various directions of study often stems from what we perceive as needs in the years that will follow but it is still...

In this issue we complete the piece that was written by Noah Smith on the Elite Overproduction Hypothesis . The key takeaway from this is the need to be sensitive about how we address the challenges that many in this generation are facing with lack of jobs and opportunity and to stay away from using humor that belittles their choices and circumstances. We also begin a conversation about MTN Uganda...

In this episode we share in brief the contents of the September Magazine. We start with the discussion that Noah Smith started on the Elite Overproduction Hypothesis. He talks about what happens when the hopes of one or more generations to not match the market conditions. The first a generation of those who are planning for the future and deciding what we learn and those who register in top school...

Here is a conversation that was supposed to preface a podcast episode devoted to a completely different subject. The show was summarized by Doris Acheng Odit of Odit Frontier Partners into about 6 major sections. 1. Polymaths, focus and identity 2. Purpose and profit 3. Adaptive Muscle vs. Static Dogma 4. Opaqueness and Access 5. AIs, LLMs and the Architecture of Thinking 6. Legacy and Continuity...

Shelton Jackson 'Spike' Lee needs no introduction. He was educated in America's leading Colleges-Morehouse and New York University Tisch School of the Arts. According to Wikipedia he thrives in the space where he explores themes about African American life and culture. This is where we find him in this adaptation of the Japanese film from the sixties. David King is the central characte...

This is a conversation we had regarding volunteering and the possible transition between executive roles to voluntary roles and positions. I was curious about how to think about a life that is designed around giving back to communities especially after years of making money (even this is service within itself). Key takeaways are the importance of Depth verses Breadth, Team composition and Placing...

Here is a great conversation about the quite a number of subjects but with one underlying idea. #Fashion , #Technology and #Innovation and how to merge these ideas into creating great looks while also managing the vast amount of waste that is generated to make these clothes. The guest Julia K. Dietmar also talks about tools that they have developed to make you dress smarter as well as some really...

Here is another piece where we cover BBC's coverage of Finland as a DefenceTech Superpower. Definitions of Ecosystem and the use of these definitions to break down the success of Finland as an amazing DefenceTech Space. We also look at the historical case and geographic influence and the effects of proximity on its pivot towards DefenceTech. What role does government, business and Educational...

Here is another well done piece from the BBC which we mine for content. Some of the major ideas that stand out are seen in almost all stories that were done with the BBC where they always start with a country summary. This may be useful because these characteristics often form the basis or foundation upon which the innovation is built or the platform upon which development will be based. The show...