As an entrepreneur who has been involved in tech and media for over two decades, I have seen my share of disruptions (I so hate that word!) and even participated in a few. Back in the 1990s, while we were developing some broadband technologies at Sourcecom, my first startup, we also had to develop the … Continue reading “The Downside of Immersive Tech: An Increasingly Isolated World”
Author: Bill Baker
Bill Baker is a deeply insightful, creative, and accomplished technology-turned-media entrepreneur who personifies the "think different" concept. Not the type to shy away from a challenge, Bill enjoys the concept-to-company creation and evolution processes and has deep and profound understanding of the business transformations associated with the same. As a multi-domain pioneer, Bill continues to connect the dots between broadband/mobile technologies and new/emerging media markets.
Fixing Uber: An Open Letter to the Next CEO
For starters, trust that my motives come from a good place. To date I have given such advice to only three CEOs—Ivan Seidenberg when he was CEO of Verizon, Apple CEO Tim Cook, and most recently, your predecessor. Not sure they ever read any of it but I do this when I get deeply inspired, … Continue reading “Fixing Uber: An Open Letter to the Next CEO”
Open Letter to Travis Kalanick
For starters, this is NOT a Travis-bashing letter or an Uber-bashing one either, which would be way too easy. Besides, I already did the latter in my Nothing Super About Uber piece over two-and-a-half years ago when I questioned Uber’s then over-hyped valuation. Given current events, I’m pretty sure the next funding round will be … Continue reading “Open Letter to Travis Kalanick”