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Technology
Building Products Like Trees
For those who haven’t seen, I’ve joined the awesome and wonderful team at Joy Labs. Right now, the team is focused on creating a new communication experience called Memo. Having identified a…
Time to Make Some Magic
Ever since I was a kid (am I no longer a kid?), I have been fascinated by technology and its applications. I was one of those people who took apart and (sometimes)…
Hacking MasterCard (Culture)
It was a cold afternoon in January. Six small teams of MasterCard employees gathered together in the company’s NYC Tech Hub for the first internal hackathon focused on building innovative applications using MasterCard…
Evolving the In-Store Experience
This past weekend, the first Masters of Code (MoC) hackathon took place in Sydney, Australia. It was an exciting event with some terrific teams creating great solutions. Each MoC event has a…
Building a Developer Program (In Brief)
APIs. If you haven’t heard of them, then start reading. They will be the foundational fabric that binds the next generation of the web, and in many ways, they already are. Think…
Introducing the Commerce Forum
I am very excited to announce the launch and first event of the Commerce Forum. I am very thankful for MasterCard’s willingness to support this initiative. There are many events in NYC…
Is Your Body a Password?
Biometrics – data related to your physical body. Fingerprints, voice recognition, brain patterns… I have been seeing more and more biometric products in the market lately, often tied to wearables (Fitbit, Jawbone,…
Technology / Government / Data
No, not that kind of technology. This week, the legislative committee I chair in Stamford kicked off what I hope will be an ongoing conversation about the use of technology and data…
Modular Hardware = Consumer Win
Have you heard about Project Ara from Google? If not, you should check it out. It is an exciting initiative focused on offering modular phones to consumers. For those of you not familiar…