Launch of Human Intelligence Institute
I’m happy to announce today the launch of the Human Intelligence Institute, a new startup with a mission to deliver, maintain and enforce a multi-tiered set of reliable mechanisms for distinguishing between synthetic and human created works of art. We’re launching with some important trademarks that we plan to use as “watermarks” on art and […]
Helping Startups Find Product Market Fit
I’m excited to announce today that I’m joining international software development firm Darwoft as a Managing Partner, focused specifically on working with startups in the Bay Area. My expertise is in helping startups in our region find product-market fit, and to create a viable product lifecycle. I’m excited to bring this expertise to Darwoft as […]
New White Paper: How Retailers Can Emerge Victorious in the Data Privacy War
Avoid the Crossfire and Deliver Privacy-Protecting Experiences that Help Your Customers Privacy is the new battleground. Apple and Facebook are fighting and small retailers risk getting caught in the middle of their firefight. This white paper provides an overview of this technology, as well as some tips on how small retailers can avoid the crossfire […]
Launching a New Innovation — New Podcast Episode Featuring SnowShoe and Ned Hayes
Ned Hayes on Launching the Spark Tap, a New Retail Innovation Ned Hayes, VP of Product at SnowShoe and long-time retail buildout innovator, describes the current retail scenarios that led SnowShoe to create the Spark Tap, a revolutionary new hands-free device that can securely and safely log retail loyalty events. Joined by market researcher Ashley […]
Technology and the Brick and Mortar Retail Revolution: An Interview with Intel’s Joe Jensen
2020 was a rough year for brick and mortar retail. A record 12,000 stores closed in the US last year, a 20% increase over the number of store closures in 2019. But for as disastrous as the pandemic has been for brick and mortar, the future may prove to be a golden opportunity for the industry. The […]
SnowShoe Introduces Spark Card™, First IOT Paper Product for Customer Authentication
PORTLAND, Ore, Feb 9, 2021 – Portland-based SnowShoe, the leading developer of physical presence systems for mobile authentication, releases the world’s first Internet-of-Things (IOT) paper product. The new Spark Card™ allows for physical verification through a unique technology that interacts in real time with all capacitive touch screens. Spark Card™ brings ShowShoe’s proprietary check-in technology […]
Mittens, Memes and Secure Identity
Inauguration week in the United States this year carried with it a host of powerful expectations. From election challenges to pandemic memorials to threats to the historic swearing-in of America’s first female Vice President, this year brought many historic moments. And yet, the photo that stole the show wasn’t of Kamala Harris’s purple pantsuit, or the striking ensemble of inaugural poet […]
Ethics and AI: a mindful perspective
A fascinating perspective from Jeremy Kahn at Fortune’s Eye on AI and Ahmer Inam, the chief A.I. officer at Pactera Edge. Note that the ideas behind Mindful A.I. were coined by Orvetta Sampson, the principal creative director at Microsoft, and De Kai, a professor at the UC at Berkeley. | (republished from Fortune’s blog) | Lately, Inam has […]
The Next New Thing: Brain-Computer Interface as a Service
posted first at Nanalyze.com This year I learned about a mind-blowing advance in brain-computer interface (BCI) technology for recording and interpreting neural signals. Founded by a wealthy and outsized personality, the West Coast startup has raised more than $100 million to advance the boundaries of neuroscience, augment human memory, and perhaps meld mind and machine in […]
Momenta Partners Welcomes Ned Hayes as Principal Partner
Momenta Partners, the leading global Advisory, Talent and Ventures firm focused on Digital Industry, is pleased to announce the appointment of Ned Hayes as Principal Partner in Advisory, contributing to their dynamic Startup Advisory practice. Mr. Hayes is an accomplished strategist, leader, and technical manager who – for over 20 years – has built and led teams to […]