City A.M.’s Crypto Insider speaks to Andrew Rabbit, CEO of incuto.com August 14, 2018 I recently met up with Andrew Rabbitt, CEO of incuto.com, a banking technology platform for a new global network of community-focused, ethical challenger banks. Whilst mainstream banks suffer an expensive, legacy debt of technology, a large number of hard-pressed individuals are unbanked. “We saw an opportunity to combine a love of technology with addressing a [...]
Should you care how much cash you have in your pension? August 14, 2018 In the past you got a job, worked for a company and when you retired your employer gave you a pension. You had very little say over your pension arrangements, let alone any influence as to how or where it was invested. That has all changed and now, as never before, millions of people all [...]
Can you learn from the “rebalancing” trick used by professional investors? August 8, 2018 | City Talk It can be hard to hold your nerve when investing in the stockmarket. Share price gyrations, sudden market drops and fear of missing out can unsettle the steeliest investor. Such tribulations can undermine the discipline needed to make the regular savings needed to build a nest egg for the future. So how should the long-term [...]
ICOs and MVPs August 7, 2018 Last week we looked at Brand. This week I want to talk about why it’s now more important than ever that an ICO has an MVP. News Flash! To be in business, you need a product. It’s no longer acceptable for an ICO project to have no more than a White Paper and expect to [...]
City A.M.’s Crypto Insider speaks to Christopher Woodrow, CEO of Entertainment Financing Platform MovieCoin August 7, 2018 Despite its foray into the 21st Century with digital streaming and special effects, the $2 trillion global entertainment industry’s backend is in dire need of an upgrade. Poor transparency and an overreliance on “middlemen,” for example, present several cost and efficiency challenges that need addressing if the industry will ever realize its full potential. I [...]
ICOs and Brand July 31, 2018 Last week we looked at Advisers. This week I want to talk about brand and why it’s important to an ICO. Do not underestimate how big an indication the quality of the brand and presentation of an ICO can give you on the quality of the project and it’s team. In a sense, it’s not [...]
Venture capital finds that its lunches are being eaten July 24, 2018 The news is bad for those who hoped that the clocks could turn back, that ICOs might go away. There are now strong signals that not only are blockchain and cryptocurrencies here to stay but token offerings and ICOs too, as their novel merits are increasingly appreciated in the mainstream. PwC recently published its third [...]
A look at ‘ICO advisers’ July 24, 2018 Last week we looked at use-cases for the blockchain. This week I want to talk about advisers on ICO projects, and how to evaluate them. For full disclosure: I am an adviser to three currently running ICOs. In the beginning, advisers were brought into ICO projects to broaden the skillsets and experience of the core [...]
‘Natural income’ vs ‘decumulation’: what’s the best way to take income from my investments? July 23, 2018 | City Talk The goal of many investors is to build a portfolio that can generate sufficient income to replace traditional sources, but this isn’t as straightforward as it may seem. It is essential to understand the different methods of extracting money from your investments. How money is withdrawn can dramatically affect the length of time until that [...]
Building True Community July 10, 2018 Last week we looked at the competitive landscape of ICOs, and this week I want to talk about Community, and what true community building takes when running an ICO (and how to tell the fakes when participating). In the past, it was enough to have a loyal community around your project and to expect the [...]