Recurrent Patterns
Recurrent Patterns is a venture exploring strategies and insights around leading-edge companies, technology and cultural trends. Vaclav engages with leaders, entrepreneurs, scientists, authors and others who can share their perspectives in long-form conversations.
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When tech gets “cheesy”…
In a world where even cheese needs an ID, the Italians show how tech meets dairy. Say cheese to microchips and blockchain.
Costco: a fine example of a great business model
Starting a business is a daunting challenge, with an overwhelming number of tasks that would deter even the most intrepid minds. Among these crucial responsibilities is defining a business model—one that outlines the value delivered to customers, the means of delivery, and the revenue generation strategy. In the realm of successful business models, Costco shines as a prime example, with its elegant simplicity that has left competitors struggling to match both prices and value.
Lawyers are here to stay for the foreseeable future
Some of my fellow technophiles believe that smart contracts will soon replace lawyers and we will live in paradise. Well, don't fire your legal counsel yet.
Walmart on blockchain
We all know Walmart. It’s the place where even people trapped in a hostage situation will deny that they were shopping there. It’s also the largest company by revenue and by number of employees - and it has reported another successful year.Walmart is rarely mentioned as an innovator. Usually, the glory for that goes to its rival Amazon.
But Walmart has grown into a global behemoth by mastering logistics on a large scale. It has built over 10,500 locations since 1962. And it’s not stopping: while the world is focused on bitcoin and Ether and NFTs and Metaverse, Walmart decided to use the underlying blockchain technology to solve a big business problem.