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Elliptic – Investigating Bitcoin transactions
The other day I wrote about blockchains, looking into this new technology. I then came across a company called Elliptic that specialises in “identifying illicit activity on the Bitcoin blockchain.” It made me realise how blockchains can be used for all kinds of illegal activity. Also, I can now see a clear link between digital identity…
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Blockchain – what’s all the fuss about?!
I love how blockchain has quickly become something that applies to lots of different things; from blockchain applications for Airbnb to loyalty rewards to solar panels. Blockchain is quickly becoming one of those buzzwords, so it was good to get some clarification in a recent episode of the “Breaking Banks” podcast. Blockchain started as a peer-to-peer electronic…
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My Product Management Toolkit (6): Assessing Product Opportunities
Prioritisation. A lot of product managers will have a love-hate relationship with prioritisation; constantly having to choose between ideas and making tough tradeoff decisions. Whichever way you look at it, prioritisation is part and parcel of our job as product managers. Before you prioritise a specific solution, I’d always recommend you assess first whether the problem…
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WorldRemit (Product Review)
A few years ago I wrote about money remittance services like Transferwise and WeSwap. I recently came across another remittance service called WorldRemit and I decided to do a quick review and explore further: How did WorldRemit come to my attention? – At a recent public session with a senior strategy person at Travelex, we talked about the marketplace for…
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My Product Management Toolkit (5): Assumptions and Hypotheses
Problem statements was the last product management tool that I wrote about. Once you’ve defined and understood the problem(s) that you’re looking to solve, the next step is to validate ways to solve the problem. As a product manager, there’s a risk of jumping straight into solutions or features, without really evaluating the best way…
