Certification: Bitcoin for Everybody

https://certificates.saylor.org/921611bf-357e-45f9-8861-060160137329 Essentially what I found to be the most valuable parts of this course were the detailed look at the history of money, past and current monetary policies, and the impact they’ve had on global society. Additionally, the history of the Cypherpunks who laid the foundation for Bitcoin as we know it today, was insightful.

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Don’t be afraid to innovate while others tell you that you are wrong

Circa 2006, a green junior executive is in a departmental meeting. The Executive Director states that the department just receive a 50 million dollar cut to the budget. She then challenges the team to come up with creative ideas and ways to continue to be effective despite this event. The green junior executive thinks to himself –… Continue reading Don’t be afraid to innovate while others tell you that you are wrong

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I got orange pilled

The first time I heard the word Bitcoin was 2011 on a podcast called “This Week in Startups”. It’s actually still online at: It was trading around $5.81 at that time. As of the time of this writing, it is trading around $54k. If we use $50k that is an increase of 860485%. I thought… Continue reading I got orange pilled

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Ever Consider Google as your Big Brother?

Originally published on April 8 2007 on now defunct, adwords-articles.com. Republishing with minor tweaks and edits to links and some text. Ever Consider Google as your Big Brother? Well think again, what you will read here may surprise you. Google as your Big Brother? Remember the Novel 1984 by George Orwell ? This book describes… Continue reading Ever Consider Google as your Big Brother?