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Category: written-words

Operating During a Downturn

May 16, 2022May 16, 2022 Ben Milne

I'm not sure how this entered my feed, but it was left open on a browser tab. I hit play while doing some other work and eventually stopped whatever I was doing to listen to it. It's excellent and worth your time if you're building a company right now for the first or fifth time.… Continue reading Operating During a Downturn →

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Dwolla Patents

April 7, 2022 Ben Milne

Say what you will about patents. The patent system is undoubtedly a unique one. Last week, a few patents showed up on my virtual doorstep with many Dwolla names from the past and present. I printed them out and read them to jog my memory. It was a fun throwback to some of the challenges… Continue reading Dwolla Patents →

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Access Leverage

April 2, 2022April 2, 2022 Ben Milne

The leverage someone or something gets through access to information, a computing system, or a database. When thinking about differences between web2 and web3, this is something that continually sticks out as being unique. Granted access to a dataset or system can change the course of a project and certainly all of the human lives… Continue reading Access Leverage →

Posted in written-wordsTagged web3

How to build a Neobank

January 28, 2022January 28, 2022 Ben Milne

Here is the e-mail that spawned this... "Hey Ben - Included is ______ who is starting starting a neobank to service _____ market. She's really close to the market but figuring out what providers to put together to make this work. Can you help offer some guidance?" I'm going to post my answer here because… Continue reading How to build a Neobank →

Posted in dwolla, UncategorizedTagged dwolla, neobank

Bad Ideas

January 13, 2022March 19, 2022 Ben Milne

A few years ago Jami bought me a notebook with Bad IDEAS inscribed on the cover. The notebook goes almost everywhere with me. It has become a stage for expressing thoughts bouncing around in my head. I cherish it. https://www.instagram.com/p/B8mCBxygucf/ After a nice New Years with our family, I opened up the book and started… Continue reading Bad Ideas →

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Games and Gains

December 19, 2021December 19, 2021 Ben Milne

My son plays Fortnite like a lot of people. He puts in real hours. I asked him to look and over his lifespan of the game he's put in over a thousand hours. We could be judgmental parents but I bet during my teenage years I put in that or more playing Golden Eye. Throw… Continue reading Games and Gains →

Posted in written-wordsTagged Fortnite, NFT

The Speed Of FinTech

September 30, 2021September 30, 2021 Ben Milne

Yesterday was V-Sum_Eight, which was great. One of the demos was from Alloy. Their product makes it much easier for banks, FinTechs, and others, to validate an end user's identity. This has a special place in my heart because I've experienced the brain damage of solving the problem first hand in a far less elegant… Continue reading The Speed Of FinTech →

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Diverse Children’s Books

September 9, 2021September 13, 2021 Ben Milne

A close friend of mine has spent years looking for and cataloging diverse children's books. When she shared the list I was overwhelmed by it. I asked her permission to share it here because it's the best list I've seen to date on the topic. Hopefully some of you find as much in this list… Continue reading Diverse Children’s Books →

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CBDC & Currency Bandwidth

August 7, 2021August 25, 2021 Ben Milne2 Comments

CBDC is a fascinating topic. Central Bank Digital Currency is simply digital money but at times this feels perplexing. Perplexing because money is mostly already digital and there are plenty of things to consider when creating a CBDC. When money is printed it's because a computer said it was available to print and another computer… Continue reading CBDC & Currency Bandwidth →

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The Value Layer

July 31, 2021August 25, 2021 Ben Milne3 Comments

The phrase the value layer of the internet is peppered throughout my work. When I say, the value layer of the internet, what I'm speaking to is the immensely complex series of systems that support value exchange across the internet. I've come to think about this as being comprised of access, value types, transfer types,… Continue reading The Value Layer →

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