As the federal election campaign gets underway, @bruce_croxon says the Liberals have done a lot of things right when it comes to tech, but has some warnings about helping small business stay competitive
.@bruce_croxon on WeWork's IPO plan: Public markets are getting tired of companies "burning oodles of cash" with no signs of how they're going to turn a profit
"At the toughest moments, when it seems like you're in the bottom of a trough, I think about tree number 3,500 on a day when it was 90 degrees." Read the full story about how summer tree planting helped @bruce_croxon blaze a trail in tech: https://t.co/krlCCCLdE9
"Short-term it's going to be very good for everybody. Longer term, can Facebook dominate this to the extent that Bitcoin becomes a little less relevant?"
.@bruce_croxon: Netflix doesn't have enough money from subscriptions to cover the amount of cash needed to "keep the content funnel full." https://t.co/cCHGuIGIyw
"Sometimes the best products don't make for the best businesses. But the retail investors haven't woken up to that." @bruce_croxon https://t.co/HN5RwUHIZJ
"The onslaught of information ... now leading to debates about whether it's too much, and do too few people have too much control, and what are the responsibilities of a 'free' information platform." @bruce_croxon on the evolution of tech as the World Wide Web turns 30.
"The biggest strength of decentralized networks is also its biggest weakness" — @bruce_croxon on the pluses and perils of blockchain https://t.co/I9BnHbkT3K
The problem with the Netflix model is 'they're burning a ton of cash' — @bruce_croxon comments on the company's fundamentals ahead of their earnings $NFLX https://t.co/611PHm825W
"A lot of companies just haven't woken up to the need to pay that kind of insurance." @bruce_croxon says companies should work to prevent data breaches rather than "patching" as they go https://t.co/qxSIpIBYsb
'It costs money to lead the world in anything, let alone new technology. And they're basically doing what they should be doing." @bruce_croxon weighs in on General Motors' contentious restructuring plan and its leap into autonomous cars. https://t.co/ajvjiyOiGB