mike freedman

Not all empty office blocks are candidates for conversion to apartments. Excellent explainer with graphics nyti.ms/3r1uW9d

Great initiative. Africa has deep tech talent too, waiting to be epic... #tech #africa #talent lnkd.in/d236hAYw

@nntaleb Dreamdead

Define a worn-out human, that is a person at once aged, decrepit, and vegetative? Someone devoid of intellectual curiosity.

Microsoft invests $10billion in OpenAI. Cuts 10 000 jobs. Equates to $100 000 per job. It may sound harsh, especially for those affected, but it could transform Microsoft and be a signpost to the future. #microsoft #openai #future

How to bring the south of Durban back to economic life. 850 hectares of barely used land less than 20km from the port of Durban can: - - change the economic life of the city - find common ground across our social and political d…lnkd.in/dwUGbBqq lnkd.in/dnQanKCq

I’m sorry, I simply cannot be cynical about a technology that can accomplish this.

Smart marketing, free download for SM share. They do smart handbooks, so low-risk #innovation #digitaltransformation #businessmodels digitalleadership.com/createinnovati…

Would you like to know "The One Wise Thing I Ever Heard Donald Trump Say"? link.medium.com/qc3yjOHJosb

Growing food in the Namib Desert has its challenges - and its rewards. @Freedthinkers/the-unstoppable-power-of-doing-a-little-4fb3fe7c1ee7" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener">medium.com/@Freedthinkers…

After strangers asked me whether I believed in Jesus, I thought about football @Freedthinkers/the-difference-between-a-holy-crusade-and-football-ef33df3d30f0" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener">medium.com/@Freedthinkers…

I’ve joined @ONEinAfrica by signing a charter to help create 15 million new jobs in Africa each year by 2025. Come join me! #JobsNowAfrica act.one.org/sign/jobsnowaf…

Can gravity batteries solve our energy storage problems? bbc.com/future/article… via @BBC_Future

@TalebWisdom @nntaleb But you write who says ‘but’ first loses the argument.

"The saying goes "those who can, do; those who can't do, teach". But I've shown that those who can't do shouldn't teach." - @nntaleb

@robynhobson Old Akhan saying - never rub bottoms with a porcupine

Big life lesson this week: Don't pat warthogs.

Working from home, at least part-time, impacts real estate and culture. Before you count how much rent you save, consider how much culture you lose.... See 'The Road to Belonging - Company Culture in the Time of Covid' #culture #offices bit.ly/belong4

@RyanCoetzee Looking at this from afar, the Lib Dems had a huge opportunity to be the only adults in a room full of spoilt and whiny children. Opprtunity not taken.

There are always a million things wrong with any election campaign but the real reason the Lib Dems did badly is because the Tories did well. And the Tories did well because: Jeremy Corbyn. Kier Starmer is the best thing to happen to the Lib Dems since Tony Blair.

@MyBlueEconomy This was in 1987. He belatedly changed his view since.

Warren Buffet confesses: "I’ll tell you why I like the cigarette business. It cost a penny to make. Sell it for a dollar. It’s addictive. And there’s a fantastic brand loyalty". He only forgot to mention: it kills. It is time for a new logic - investing will never be the same!

@IvoVegter @dailymaverick Although I often disagreed with something you wrote Ivo, I always welcomed you testing my own thoughts. And I will continue to do so. Keep stirring.

As @DailyMaverick's original opinionista, I once had great freedom to express my opinions. In recent months, it has been made clear to me this is no longer the case, on several subjects. It is with regret, therefore, that must move on. 1/2

@dafrankel Time to think may well be the silver lining of this dark COVID19 cloud. And time to feel... and time, as we socially distance ourselves, to deeply reconnect. Wishing you and your family, David, a speedy return to good health.

Since last Sunday, I’ve been locked in my study with a dry cough/fever/headache. Despite trying since Monday, I was tested Friday - extended family had same symptoms and tested positive for COVID19 on Wednesday It wasn't been a good week, but it’s given me time to think. /1