The Learning Curve

Understanding network effects and its use in today's interconnected world. Read on hasmukhkerai.com Read time: 4 mins Hi Reader, Today, we're diving into network effects. I've seen it applied in various professional formats: from franchised language schools and industrial machine distributors to employee wellness programs in large organisations. It's around us more than we know, yet often underestimated. This strategic concept is used extensively in today's highly connected world, whether...

Temps de lectura: 5 mins Hola Reader, Per acabar l'any, tinc 11 xerrades programades les properes setmanes, i amb elles arribaré a unes 30 en els últims 3 anys. Els beneficis ocults (o superpoders) de parlar en públic sovint es malinterpreten. En aquest número: tres coses que parlar en públic ha fet per mi (guanyar visibilitat, confiança i escriure millor - sobretot en English) i cinc maneres de fer la teva primera xerrada. Hi ha moltíssima gent paralitzada per la por, o que fa servir...

Read time: 5 mins Hi Reader, To end this calendar year, I have 11 talks lined up in the next few weeks and will take my total to around 30 in the last 3 years. The hidden benefits (or superpowers) of public speaking are often misunderstood. In this issue: three things public speaking did for me (getting noticed, confidence, and better writing), and five ways to give your first talk. So many people are crippled by fear or use labels like “introvert” as a reason to never talk in public. I get...

Temps de lectura: 6 mins Hola Reader, Abans d'entrar en la matèria d'avui, us volia recordar que ja fa un parell de setmanes que vaig publicar l’informe d’Hàbits Digitals del Bages. Una lectura de 10 minuts amb dades, gràfics i referències no és precisament una fórmula per fer-se viral, però tampoc era aquest l'objectiu. Tot i així, l’acollida ha estat molt bona. Ha arribat a les safates d’entrada i als escriptoris de docents de tots els nivells, des de l’escola bressol fins a secundària i la...

Read time: 6 mins Hi Reader, It’s been a couple of weeks now since I released my ‘Digital Habits Survey’ of the local area. A 10-minute read with stats, graphs, and references isn’t exactly a formula for virality, but that wasn’t the game plan. Even so, the reception has been strong. It has reached the inboxes and desktops of teachers at every level, from nursery to secondary and university, and the local council, including the education councillor and the mayor. I was really pleased and...

Temps de lectura: 6 mins Hola Reader, L'agost va d'exposar-me a les xarxes un altre cop. Autopromoció. I sobretot, que qui em trobi al canal que sigui hi trobi la informació i els casos més actualitzats. Vaig posar una mica de diners darrere d'una publicació a Instagram. El risc era pràcticament zero. La publicació anava dels meus serveis de fotografia. L'havia construïda a partir de l'estructura i l'estil d'un fotògraf que admiro des de fa anys i que porta el negoci com m'agradaria portar el...

Now we need a concise one-line powerful, confident, action-oriented, pragmatic, accessible takeaway for the opening line Read time: 6 mins Hi Reader, August was about putting myself out there. Here we go again. Self-promote. Most importantly, for anyone who comes across my socials or website to find the most up-to-date information and case studies. I put a bit of money behind a post on Instagram. But one booked photo session would cover it several times over, so the downside was basically...

Les plataformes mouen fitxa per retenir la confiança. Els canals de TV del Regne Unit autoproclamen que són "de confiança" Temps de lectura: 6 mins Hola Reader, Abans t'ajudava a "escriure amb IA" i ara et demana que l'ajudis a identificar la "AI slop". Aquesta opció és un moviment intel·ligent de LinkedIn i una bona lectura del moment que viu la cultura digital amb el contingut d'IA de baixa qualitat. Pot semblar una manera de guanyar-se les generacions millennial i Z, cada cop més...

Platforms are moving to retain trust. Broadcasters are declaring themselves "trustworthy" Read time: 5 mins Hi Reader, It once helped you to "write with AI" and now it's asking you to help identify AI slop. It's a sharp move by LinkedIn and a good read of where digital culture is at with low-level AI content. It might look like a way to endear themselves to the increasingly influential millennial and Gen Z age group, but there's a business reason in it too (of course). I think they're...