Options and actions for transforming performance with blockchainDuring lockdown, the digital trust that blockchain creates for networks of remote users started to re-define relationships between customers, suppliers and funders in earnest. As a technology, its ingenuity was already widely recognised. The question now is who can best deploy it in the market to raise money, make payments, negotiate deals, engage customers and manage suppliers. This title draws on the knowledge and experience of 18 top-level blockchain performers, including IBM, Dell, CMS and the Digital Catapult, to bring a wide audience up to speed with the options and actions for building and growing a business with blockchain.
COMMENTS
‘An engaging read for all individuals … this book provides thought-provoking insights into the adoption of blockchain technology and the revolutionization of our current business models’: Kokila Alagh, founder, KARM Legal Consultants, UAE.
‘When evaluating the potential of blockchain the sky really is the limit … this title is a must-have for anyone who wants to know more’: Joe Bush, managing editor, Electronic Specifier
‘This book covers the foundational underpinnings and the industry paradigms, as well as the implications of blockchain, helping you pivot sensibly to the new. Read, reread, learn and apply’: Priya Guliani, head of operations, Government Blockchain Association, UK
CONTENTS
(1) Blockchain and the invention of trust
(2) How blockchain revolutionizes your transactions
(3) Blockchain, cyberpunks and financial innovation
(4) Value creation with blockchain
(5) Blockchain adoption in business
(6) Blockchain, fashion and disruptive start-ups
(7) Blockchain and the changing face of payments
(8) Blockchain and the legal implications
(9) Blockchain and the transformation of banking
(10) Blockchain inventions and intellectual property
(11) Blockchain and supply chain management
(12) Creating a digital infrastructure
(13) Create and trade your digital assets
(14) Smart contracts
(15) Customer loyalty and smart wallets
(16) Blockchain, skills and new manufacturing models
(17) Plugging into the blockchain economy
(18) Rules for blockchain ventures
(19) What makes a great blockchain project
Kevin R Smith is a business mentor, a blockchain influencer and a cryptocurrency CEO. Based on 30 years of practical experience in opening up new markets, raising finance and launching ventures, Kevin gives an inside view of how to realize the disruptive potential of blockchain in practice. His focus is on the questions that entrepreneurs, innovators and executives will be asking about how to gain an advantage and transform their operations. Kevin is currently mentoring blockchain ventures at the NatWest Accelerator and is chief executive of the blockchain and cryptocurrency advisory platform, CryptoPi. He is the founding partner of Boom & Partners.