A historical perspective on innovation and the "whitewashing" of the challenges, ridicule and resistance innovators face, from the perspective of bitcoin.
This talk was delivered on July 26th 2014 for the Detroit Maker Faire in Detroit, Michigan.
CORRECTION: At 7:11, I quote the mayor of Paris during the Paris World Fair in 1889, dismissing electricity. The problem is, Paris did not even have a mayor during this period! It is not clear who said this or if it was even said. It may have been said by the French prime minister Pierre Tirard, who attended the fair and was known for being a critic of the Eiffel Tower.
At 7:40, I quote an urban legend from IBM, but it was most likely a misunderstanding of what Thomas Watson said:
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00:00 Bitcoin is internet money, but it is a lot more than that
2:16 I want to talk about that spirit of the misfit, walking into an industry and saying, "We will change everything."
8:38 As with many technologies, often the first use case is with criminals
10:35 Now that Bitcoin is hitting the mainstream, things are changing very rapidly
16:32 Here we are today. Bitcoin is challenging the banking system, the most powerful industry in the world
19:04 Bitcoin is different, not because we have suddenly found the most honest people in the world to run the system
20:45 Bitcoin is a completely open network. Anyone can connect to it
22:09 This is one of the most vibrant industries we have seen in the last two decades
25:17 Bitcoin will deliver innovation that consumers want and need
28:43 As a technology, it can enable economic inclusion and empowerment for millions of people in the world
31:42 Bitcoin is the most exciting technology I have ever seen
33:21 Q&A starts
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