by Darrell O'Donnell | Jun 8, 2022 | Information Exchange, Innovation, Leadership, Pattern Breakers, Rants, Raves & Rambles
Dumb Money We discussed the concept of Dumb Money in a previous post, and I wanted to provide more detail on the idea since it’s critical to keep in mind for Fintech and Crypto startups. Dumb Money is a term used to describe a situation where a customer... 
by Darrell O'Donnell | Feb 11, 2022 | Information Exchange, Innovation, Pattern Breakers, Rants, Raves & Rambles, Verifiable Credentials
Project Requirements vs. Stories Some ideas or concepts are by nature perfect. Look at the wheel; it has remained the same for thousands of years. Wired to think in terms of stories, humans are natural storytellers. When we hear stories, we can’t help but... 
by Darrell O'Donnell | Sep 22, 2021 | Innovation, Leadership, Rants, Raves & Rambles
Akimbo: A Podcast from Seth Godin Technical Debt A short note to point folks at Seth Godin’s recent podcast about Project Debt. He covers some great topics: Technical Debt. Seth covers it well but missed a major cause. That being the shortcuts that are taken to meet... 
by Darrell O'Donnell | Feb 4, 2021 | Innovation, Leadership, Pattern Breakers, Privacy by Design, Self Sovereign Identity, Standards, TrustOverIP, Verifiable Credentials
This article is part of a growing set of articles called Pattern Breakers. This series helps highlight how the world’s pattern breakers change the world around them. The articles provide tactical and strategic approaches to breaking the patterns that are holding back... by Darrell O'Donnell | Sep 9, 2020 | Innovation, Rants, Raves & Rambles
I have been talking to numerous founders lately about the various oddities and niceties of raising funds – and the crazy things that VCs and aggressive angels do. Over the years I have advised many companies and I thought that there was a page that gave the... by Darrell O'Donnell | May 6, 2020 | Innovation, Leadership, TrustOverIP
The Trust Over IP Foundation is hosting two virtual Launch Events on 07MAY2020 (08MAY2020 in Asia/Pacific). You can hear from and ask questions of many of the founding members of the Trust Over IP Foundation. We have two presentations, so depending on where you are...
