Published in The Startup·PinnedMember-onlyContrepreneur Strategies to Avoid in The Digital EconomyTech has lowered the barrier to imitate real entrepreneurs — You can’t let your ad-blockers down for 10 minutes without being advertised the “secret” to running a $1m online business; the $20k course on flipping real estate; the 4-hour work week; the Next Big Investment; “strategies to recession-proof your life” ; Andrew Tate’s Hustler University. Future Perspectives is a bi-weekly…Business6 min readBusiness6 min read
Published in Geek Culture·PinnedMember-onlyIs Coding The Golden Ticket to a Job For Life?Mass layoffs at Big Tech, zero-cost education and millions of people pivoting to a coding career — do we now have glut of software engineers and a dearth of traditional engineers? — Prologue Musk firing half of Twitter’s workforce and the mass resignations that ensued is the most dramatic scene so far of the tech job cull. …Jobs9 min readJobs9 min read
PinnedMember-onlyAre The Irish People Rising up to Techno-Feudalism?100 years after ridding British landlords Ireland has sold its people to corporate landlords — Future Perspectives Newsletter is a round-up of my essays from the frontier of digital money, governance and organization. For more info on my REST API technical writing for Fintech companies please visit www.andrewgillick.com This is how capitalism ends: not with a revolutionary bang, but with an evolutionary whimper. Just as…Economics7 min readEconomics7 min read
PinnedMember-onlyHow Do We Have a Global Labour Shortage in The Age of Automation? Pt1.From the antipodes to the Americas all industries are understaffed and unemployment rates are low. Has the threat of automation been overblown or is this the last stand of human workers? — She spins, hands above her head in a pirouette motion to the back of the trolley; ducks under an open overhead bin, then rising up with outstretched arms she graciously offers a final flourish. Two red wines. Her beaming smile belies the pain of the performance she’s put on for…Technology12 min readTechnology12 min read
Jan 21Member-onlyJacinda Ardern’s Legacy is a Battle Between Decolonisation and Re-colonisationAnd The Implications For Global Governance — Future Perspectives Newsletter is a round-up of my essays from the frontier of digital money, governance and organization. For more info on my REST API technical writing for Fintech companies please visit www.andrewgillick.com While the poster child of liberal democracy still maintains a “100% Pure” façade to the international press…Jacinda Ardern5 min readJacinda Ardern5 min read
Dec 14, 2022Member-onlyHow crypto ingrained itself in sports betting and the FIFA World CupCrypto Marketing is Making Lower Lows — Future Perspectives Newsletter is a round-up of my essays from the frontier of digital money, governance and organization. For more info on my REST API technical writing for Fintech companies please visit www.andrewgillick.com The presence of Crypto.com on advertising boards at every game in the Fifa World Cup is confirmation…Marketing5 min readMarketing5 min read
Published in Coinmonks·Nov 11, 2022Member-onlyCrypto Might Be a Complete Bullshit IndustryIt is possibly an entire industry full of Wirecards — The crypto parody continues as the company that earlier bailed out the industry that’s supposed to save us from Wall St now needs to be bailed out by Wall St. Bankman will be door-knocking cap in hand to every financial engineer on the Street to concoct $8b to pay for…Crypto4 min readCrypto4 min read
Nov 1, 2022Member-onlyHow Do We Have a Global Labour Shortage in the Age of Automation? Pt2.The bursting of the White Collar Job Bubble and how venture capital siphoned workers out of the physical economy and its trades and into the digital economy. — Prologue The decimation of US tech valuations continues: over 70% wiped off Meta’s value this year; Amazon -40%; Microsoft -30%. This is due to lower than expected earnings and the first round of large layoffs at Big Tech. …Fintech13 min readFintech13 min read
Published in Better Humans·Sep 14, 2022Member-only‘Superset’ Your Life: The Benefits of Contrasting Low-Tech with High-Tech WorkHow taking a step back in my career led to a leap forward in other areas of my life and work — After nearly five years pursuing a career in fintech startups I realized I was missing the basics. Working remotely I was missing human interaction; working all day with software I was missing tangible work; my body and hands were soft from of pixel pushing; and I was helping to build…Remote Work7 min readRemote Work7 min read
Aug 9, 2022Member-onlyBook-to-book review: ‘The Avoidable War’ and ‘The Changing World Order’10 key re-enforcing points from former Australian PM Kevin Rudd and investor Ray Dalio on the possibility of a China-US war — About the authors: Both author’s have unique and unprecedented access to China’s business and political elite. Rudd has worked in and around Chinese politics for 40 years since he was a student and one of the few Western politicians — let alone prime ministers — who is fluent in Mandarin. …China11 min readChina11 min read
