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by Lucadg 7y ago
It was Hicon, 5th of December, we organized the Blockchain in Travel part. I was also a couple of times in Como, presenting our project, every heard of VRWS? It was two years in the row in Como. I'm interested to know more about your v
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by Lucadg 7y ago
I think we should not force ourselves to become something we are not. If you've got the Unicorn CEO personality, go for it as it would be a pity to be stopped by fear. If you don't have it, why chase the social norm of the day? Yo
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by Lucadg 7y ago
I guess you are right. I think my biggest block to success was that I was just to happy! :) The very reason I had started that business in 2001 was because I wanted to travel full time. I managed to do that and I was already in a "too
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by Lucadg 7y ago
Wow. Thanks for that. When Airbnb popped up on my screen I was in Siberia having my website rewritten from scratch after 8 years of spaghetti code. It was the same thing and Airbnb which was just designed better (in 2008). When a couple of
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by Lucadg 7y ago
True. And yet some are really good and I wouldn't miss them. But I've been and spoken to many conferences this year and I have to admit it was hard to sit and listen to presentations. I wanted to meet people and exchange ideas ins
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by Lucadg 7y ago
How did you starve Booking? Didn'it just happen? My point is that in this market it's really hard to attain channel balance. It seems the OTAs alghoritms absolutely favour cannibalization.
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by Lucadg 7y ago
I guess this heavily depends on markets. I'm often frustrated by the hotel's reply: book on booking.com
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by Lucadg 7y ago
It could make sense because you are at constant risk of deplatforming and having a second provider is a backup plan. Unfortunately it's really rare to be able to get bookings from two platforms in a balanced way. I'm still trying
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by Lucadg 7y ago
There's a substantial difference between: - I walk down the street and everybody can see me. And - I walk down the street and my moves are recorded and stored forever in some db which may be abused or leak. The chances of that piece of
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by Lucadg 7y ago
I work from home, a bar or coworking and I mix this with work trips abroad lasting 3 to 10 days where I get my share of social interaction. It also makes me appreciate time with my family more. Balance is the key. It's very subjective
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by Lucadg 7y ago
Potentially similar story at an earlier stage: Oyo, a budget hotel chain from India. They raised 1.7 B, mostly from Softbank, and are now getting in the vacation rentals space in Europe. Their approach is unclear. I spoke to their represent
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by Lucadg 7y ago
I've seen a shop owner in Gokarna cleaning very carefully the shop and then getting an icecream and throwing the paper right at his own doorstep. I've seen a lady in a second class train in Mumbai throwing plastic out of the wind
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by Lucadg 7y ago
Maybe a renovation for a new grand opening? Although improbable nothing surprises me anymore in this story.
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by Lucadg 7y ago
a week ago I passed in front the One Coin shop in Sofia. It was open. I was surprised as It had been closed for a long time. I had listened to the BBC podcast and was curious so I tried to enter. It was locked and a lady came to open. There
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by Lucadg 7y ago
Fintech only provides better UX on the same old system of banking. The real issue with banks is the staggering amount of regulation which acts both as an innovation killer and as a high barrier to entry, which in turn stifles innovation eve
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by Lucadg 7y ago
I guess it's subjective but here's my list: - no cars. This alone raises the quality life by an amazing degree. - 100% walkable. - you meet people you know all the time. Feels like a village. - international. Many interesting char
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by Lucadg 7y ago
And yet there it was, right in front of your eyes, right in the middle of the tourists. When I walk in Venice I constantly meet locals I know, going around their daily life. It's hard to see this unless you are with some of them. And e
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by Lucadg 7y ago
You could say the same about climate change. It's a collective mistake, everybody knows about it, yet we can't fix it. It's YOUR planet, why aren't YOU saving it? As an earthling I've seen a lot of amazing nature ev
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by Lucadg 7y ago
Ok mutism is a great use case, thanks. Still, the problem is solved also with normal text to speech software
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by Lucadg 7y ago
Again this is a good use scenario which seems to bring less benefit than the damage a bad use case scenario. Cheaper games vs distressing phone calls in this case. I'm open to better use cases but for now I haven't heard any.
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by Lucadg 7y ago
Yes. Tech is probably developing faster than our ability to adapt.
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by Lucadg 7y ago
You live with what you have. Tourists are both invading and bringing money, both a curse and a blessing. Some cultures seem more fit than others to deal with it. Some are overwhelmed, others learn to manage.
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by Lucadg 7y ago
I meant Bali the island, sorry
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by Lucadg 7y ago
real life interaction is going to be more and more valuable. So, "we won't need to travel again because of videos calls" is not going to happen any time soon, it seems. And public/private key validation may become invalu
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by Lucadg 7y ago
I can understand it feels like this, but I assure real people live and work there, and there is a real local culture and authentic life. I lived there and I lived in many other cities like Paris, London, Munich, Krakow, Bangkok and Bali. Ve
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by Lucadg 7y ago
Venice is actually a great place to live if you don't prioritize for comfort but appreciate other aspects of life. I guess it really depends on each person but not having cars really makes up for many other disadvantages. Which makes y
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by Lucadg 7y ago
I hate sharing FB but this is where we can see some recent pics and videos as posted by Venitians today https://www.facebook.com/1292366660/posts/10215308807895434/
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by Lucadg 7y ago
not really, source please
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by Lucadg 7y ago
At first glance there seems to be more more malicious uses than good ones with voice. Yes, hearing someone dear to me say things he/she never said maybe comforting. Anything else? Maybe some movies with the deceased actor's voice?
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by Lucadg 7y ago
If you don't mind me asking what's the law you are referring to?

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