Twitter Archive, 2018

“Aren’t you afraid of new technology?” “No, I’m afraid of old technology.” https://www.nytimes.com/2017/12/27/business/the-robots-are-coming-and-sweden-is-fine.html

Tue Jan 02 00:23:58 +0000 2018


Replying to @rossferg, @CDS_GC and @gdsteam

If you need a Canadian translator, I’m here and happy to help. #ordinateur

Tue Jan 09 14:04:26 +0000 2018


RT @ellagoldner: “What I’ve learned about mental and emotional wellbeing in 3 months at Zinc”. insights, observations and tips from our own…

Fri Jan 12 14:46:59 +0000 2018


Replying to @hkanji

Are you getting in now? Or waiting until it drops another 20pc?

Tue Jan 16 18:38:41 +0000 2018


Admin users are users too. https://twitter.com/wickedgeekie/status/953254911441022976

Wed Jan 17 09:13:18 +0000 2018


RT @blangry: Good god, this is beautiful. http://sadhedgehog.com/2018/01/07/practically-redesigned-british-train-ticket/

Sat Jan 20 15:10:49 +0000 2018


Replying to @hkanji

Wall-E

Sun Jan 21 10:45:00 +0000 2018


Replying to @RugbyCanada and @bcplace

Hey @RugbyCanada - who has the European TV / streaming rights? Keen to watch late Saturday!

Mon Jan 22 18:31:31 +0000 2018


RT @UWaterlooPres: It was a pleasure to kick off my visit to the UK by connecting with several @UWaterloo alumni living in London at a spec…

Wed Jan 24 17:25:51 +0000 2018


Great to see the @UWaterloo team here in London. Looking forward to the next steps and catching up with the London brains trust throughout 2018! https://twitter.com/uwaterlooalumni/status/956280499344945153

Wed Jan 24 22:25:16 +0000 2018


Replying to @CandiHarrington, @WaterlooMath and @uwaterlooalumni

#awshucks

Thu Jan 25 14:04:51 +0000 2018


RT @NabilFahel: The legendary Larry Smith! A guy so incredible, he has taught 10% of @UWaterloo Alumni and some of the world’s top innovato…

Thu Jan 25 21:07:52 +0000 2018


If You Want to Build a Huge Company, You Must Understand Growth http://bit.ly/2Gpr3iD

Sat Jan 27 17:01:04 +0000 2018


Replying to @swardley

What, are there no other companies of any value for all this attention to be focused on?

Tue Jan 30 08:07:09 +0000 2018


Replying to @IANDGALL

We should chat

Tue Jan 30 20:50:59 +0000 2018

@secretcinema I have good experience in technology and business strategy. Happy to help you solve this problem for the long term? #freetix

Thu Feb 01 13:32:15 +0000 2018


RT @FEhrsam:

Mon Feb 05 11:42:27 +0000 2018


Replying to @rossferg

Suggests another principle: “Bad decision? Own it and correct it as soon as possible.”

Fri Feb 09 13:52:10 +0000 2018


Replying to @neillyneil and @psd

Topical: https://thenextweb.com/security/2018/02/12/government-websites-quietly-running-cryptocoin-mining-scripts/

Mon Feb 12 11:58:37 +0000 2018


Replying to @dafyddbach

It’s even more telling when you graph the topic of each post, stacked bar, quarter over quarter. It shows who’s doing politicking and who’s leading thought, and when they shifted from one to the other…

Thu Feb 15 14:59:38 +0000 2018


Will the freelance economy disrupt workplace realities as we know them? http://bit.ly/2obwAkq

YES.

Thu Feb 15 19:57:01 +0000 2018

RT @LBSNetImpact: We’re ready here at @LBS ! Looking forward to seeing you all! #LBSTechForGood

Thu Mar 01 16:20:17 +0000 2018


RT @dominiccampbell: “@Stormzy1 is right to expect more: Five reasons why governments should apologise” @cpi_foundation https://t.co/doGRl0…

Thu Mar 01 17:02:14 +0000 2018


@TamsinChislett getting in touch!

Thu Mar 01 18:49:47 +0000 2018


A pretty good first government gig. #DONE https://twitter.com/yahoo_pete/status/966781273829269505

Mon Mar 12 22:33:47 +0000 2018


Replying to @rossferg

Only useful if they’ve been looked at within the year too.

Wed Mar 14 16:27:53 +0000 2018


Replying to @dominiccampbell

Strategy: a course of action that has hight potential to achieve results.

Strategy document preparation: a common tactic that achieves the desired result of kicking the can down the road. Often not backed by actual strategy.

Thu Mar 15 16:14:46 +0000 2018


Replying to @benterrett

Amazon is built from Darwinian capitalism. Every team has a Thing. Every Thing is accessed from the network, so can’t rely on politics or internal favouritism or habit. Every Thing is designed to compete with the external market, so it wins or dies. The legacy of the Bezos Memo.

Fri Mar 16 13:23:24 +0000 2018


RT @BCG: Consumer attitudes about privacy vary depending on the type of #data at issue, but privacy concerns are highest for online compani…

Tue Mar 20 18:19:20 +0000 2018


Replying to @JasonCoolman and @steveirvine

Who has the best set of ethics and philosophy offerings along these lines?

Sat Mar 24 13:38:53 +0000 2018

RT @danbarker: This Guardian article has been shared 95,000 times, exposing ‘all the data Facebook & Google have on you’.

But it doesn’t m…

Thu Apr 12 06:55:11 +0000 2018


RT @Brdbrnm: It’s amazing the power a short email can have. Just making sure you get back to all applicants in a human (even if it is semi-…

Wed Apr 18 06:57:38 +0000 2018


Replying to @2plus2make5

Love to chat on this, if you have a moment this week?

Sat Apr 21 09:16:35 +0000 2018


Replying to @markdalgarno and @petehallett79

Thanks for thinking of me, gents. We should have a catchup sometime soon.

Wed Apr 25 13:35:45 +0000 2018


Replying to @benterrett

The problem is in the boardroom. Governance should demand tech literacy in leadership on behalf of shareholders. Otherwise: value destruction.

Thu Apr 26 09:33:18 +0000 2018


RT @hlame: “We definitely respect your privacy and haven’t been forced to update our policies because of GDPR. Ha, ha, ha, no, the timing…

Thu Apr 26 13:40:12 +0000 2018

RT @petehallett79: Absolutely yes..
https://methods.co.uk/blog/users-are-people-and-people-are-pretty-complex/

Fri May 04 17:12:08 +0000 2018


Apparently there’s a resurgence the day after the election #blackdeath #isthatnumberten

Fri May 04 18:30:49 +0000 2018


Every time I hit a paywall from a link on twitter, I unfollow the sender. I wonder if this is bad for my media echo chamber?

Mon May 14 18:09:34 +0000 2018


RT @jpfd: Everyone who has ever taken a shower has has an idea. It’s the person who does something about it that makes a difference. https:…

Tue May 15 17:46:58 +0000 2018


Replying to @trellosupport

That’s how it works, yes.

And when you discover an old board now administered by someone else has been made public, it’s a bit worry-inducing.

Wed May 16 12:53:08 +0000 2018


Replying to @JanetHughes

Successful digital transformers let the customer get to (6) quickly….from the shadows. :)

Thu May 17 23:03:27 +0000 2018


Replying to @andyjamesbeale, @GOVUKdigimkt and @gov_procurement

Looking forward to seeing this applied to other procurements through central gov

Tue May 22 07:54:44 +0000 2018


@scadigan - thanks for the presentation just now, super interesting. I’m working on a project you might find interesting. Happy to share more details over DM? RC

Tue May 22 17:53:50 +0000 2018


Sometimes, GDPR gives you a sensible chuckle.

I mean, what if I’m neither:

Thu May 24 08:46:14 +0000 2018


Replying to @scadigan

Absolutely - happy to DM you some details (follow me back, hey?!)

Thu May 24 13:10:09 +0000 2018


RT @twehmeier: 1/ Recently, I’ve seen a resurgence of headlines furthering classic European tech myths. I won’t pick out specific ones, but…

Thu May 24 15:50:23 +0000 2018


Alexa, please delete all personal data you hold on me.

Fri May 25 16:59:55 +0000 2018


Replying to @paulpod and @joelanman

Nah. We’ll just get special-relationship access to the original.

Fri May 25 17:00:55 +0000 2018


RT @techreview: Yes, Alexa is recording mundane details of your life, and it’s creepy as hell https://trib.al/e0CGnpN

Sat May 26 17:21:56 +0000 2018 Replying to @danielbakh and @chrija

If you’ve got a moment, check us at http://GetJobz.co/investors - a one pager that might lead somewhere.

Mon Jun 11 15:30:03 +0000 2018

Hey twittersphere…just putting this here for peeps who want to talk the future of employment and work. Seek me out! #FutureFest18

Fri Jul 06 09:31:48 +0000 2018


Replying to @azeem

a bit hot in the greenhouse room, but great panel on AI and application in education.

Fri Jul 06 10:01:43 +0000 2018


Between meetings on a Monday in London? One could do worse than Wimbledon in Grosvenor Square.

Mon Jul 09 14:03:45 +0000 2018


RT @BenedictEvans: The Amazon machine ♻️ https://www.ben-evans.com/benedictevans/2017/12/12/the-amazon-machine

Sun Jul 29 08:53:39 +0000 2018 Replying to @benterrett and @mookin

Love to see a write up?

Fri Aug 03 09:52:39 +0000 2018


RT @benterrett: Congrats to @ad_greenway on his book launch and @spectator cover today! https://twitter.com/spectator/status/1029985797087350784

Fri Aug 17 11:58:10 +0000 2018


Replying to @tomskitomski

Average lifespan of companies has dropped by 2/3 since the 50s. By the time they figure out the broken is broken, they’re out of runway. Better to get on the disrupting side, than the disrupted…

Wed Aug 22 10:08:55 +0000 2018


A ton of Attention Beggars outside of the tube trying out to hand me slips of paper.

They really should get together and put their marketing materials into one single “magazine” of ads, which I can more easily ignore.

Thu Aug 23 07:27:37 +0000 2018

RT @dafyddbach: Repeat after me: You can’t outsource risk

Thu Sep 06 06:12:10 +0000 2018


Replying to @hkanji

Send him to http://GetJobz.co - we’ll help him sort himself out

Fri Sep 07 20:40:59 +0000 2018


Replying to @benterrett and @TimHarford

1/ To successfully transform, an organisation needs to find its insider-outsider leaders and put them in the same building, accessible to, bu not too close to the thing they’re trying to change

Mon Sep 10 15:54:39 +0000 2018


Replying to @benterrett and @TimHarford

2/ they need to be given the space, power to push back upwards on the stakeholders (I.e Wall Street)

Mon Sep 10 15:55:14 +0000 2018


Replying to @benterrett and @TimHarford

3/ they need the same mindshare from leadership as the big legacy organisation, representative of the future value, not the present small size

Mon Sep 10 15:56:22 +0000 2018


Replying to @benterrett and @TimHarford

4/ interface touch points between the two must be carefully managed. Too many, the new org dies; too few and the new org runs wild and fails to transform as intended

Mon Sep 10 15:57:52 +0000 2018


Replying to @benterrett and @TimHarford

5/ no matter what, the old org is wrong about the new one (whether well-intentioned or not)

Mon Sep 10 15:58:27 +0000 2018

About to have flashbacks.

Mon Oct 08 15:05:08 +0000 2018


Replying to @robincarswell

Mon Oct 08 16:37:52 +0000 2018


Replying to @neillyneil

It was a bit surreal. Still the same broken elevators.

Mon Oct 08 16:59:32 +0000 2018


Replying to @alex_tea

Social pressure (self-induced or otherwise) is a proven predictor of negative mental health in a career context.

The solution: staying aware of your own progress and frequently revisiting past successes. (And reduced social media use - turn off those notifications.) #getjobz

Thu Oct 11 11:21:09 +0000 2018


The “Get Rich Slow” Exit Strategy – Hacker Noon https://buff.ly/2EfMzJz

Fri Oct 12 14:16:02 +0000 2018


Replying to @tomskitomski

How about a simple Fax-To-Snomed OCR NLP translator service + forwarding service? I bet a team of six could build it in six months.

Fri Oct 19 20:14:35 +0000 2018


There’s definitely an argument for single-sided businesses protecting the consumer side of any platform transaction.

Apple boss - ‘personal data is weaponised’ https://buff.ly/2ScuqPX

Wed Oct 24 14:16:00 +0000 2018


Replying to @lancerobert

Hi Lance, thanks for the enquiry! Happy to set up a call to discuss tomorrow, if you’ve got some time in the diary?

Thu Oct 25 20:50:41 +0000 2018


Replying to @ad_greenway

One could do a straightforward BCaaS app to solve this and put an army of consultants out of work.

Also, it would be a great supporting product for a digital/transformation consultancy.

Fri Oct 26 07:19:15 +0000 2018


RT @thommeread: Robotic process automation (“RPA”): always pitched by consultancies to the business rather than technology leaders, and alw…

Tue Oct 30 13:41:20 +0000 2018 Replying to @simoneverest

Thanks for this. It’s boosted my mood and hopefully has transformed my day!

Mon Nov 05 11:56:56 +0000 2018


RT @joshk: One of my favorite pastimes when spending time with other VC’s is to try to decide which phase of the VC lifecycle they are curr…

Mon Nov 05 18:37:30 +0000 2018


Replying to @_stphnwlkr

Looks great!

Thu Nov 08 18:26:39 +0000 2018


Replying to @hkanji

Happy to take some of it into my low quality startup.

Wed Nov 14 17:34:28 +0000 2018


Replying to @tomskitomski and @eliotfineberg

The issue isn’t asset v liability - it’s that there rise of digital and customer expectations has shortened the useable life of most legacy tech.

Wed Nov 21 08:39:14 +0000 2018


Replying to @tomskitomski and @eliotfineberg

Finance teams need to recognise the asset is impaired, take a write down and recognise the maintenance costs are higher than they originally projected.

Wed Nov 21 08:40:24 +0000 2018


Replying to @tomskitomski and @eliotfineberg

Then, in a digital software dev context, track and capitalise the time spent “adding value” and expense the time “paying tech debt” properly.

Your finance team will start recognising the good tech in your estate compared with the beast apps that everyone hates working on.

Wed Nov 21 08:43:33 +0000 2018

“6) Directly Relevant Industry Experience Does Not Matter; It Matters Even Less For CxOs” https://twitter.com/alitamaseb/status/1070396078002864128

Fri Dec 07 09:55:50 +0000 2018


Are you a headhunter? If not, good move. https://twitter.com/adrianweckler/status/1071014298820993025

Fri Dec 07 18:46:32 +0000 2018


Replying to @alex_tea

Ugh

Tue Dec 11 11:19:03 +0000 2018


@ad_greenway Thank God there’s no room for bluffers as they fix up the sewers near Baker Street.

Although, it might mean they produce less of what the network is designed to carry away. #bluffocracy

Wed Dec 12 11:42:50 +0000 2018


It can suck, but keep going. @jayohbeezed

Mon Dec 17 16:42:55 +0000 2018


Replying to @garryscott

Coventry Telegraph knows the truth!

Tue Dec 18 19:45:56 +0000 2018


RT @DavidSacks: Good heuristic for creating SaaS startups: find a commonly used spreadsheet (eg cap tables) and turn it into a dashboard (e…

Sat Dec 29 12:37:33 +0000 2018