Tech is a species not just a machine, insights with Thomas Power, tech visionary investor

By @SimonCocking great to catch up with Thomas Power who will be keynoting at our event in Dublin on October 26th, #Fintech20Ireland

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— Simon Cocking (@SimonCocking) September 29, 2017

What is your background briefly?

I have been a cutting-edge board member for a long time. I am deeply connected in Silicon Valley, NYC, London, Australia, New Zealand with almost 200,000 Twitter followers since March 2007 when I joined. I have also raised over $100m since 1980. I have focused
on AI BigData Bitcoin Blockchain Crypto Ethereum FinTech ICO SaaS SocialMedia Tokenomics … all very geeky and very Social too.

Does it seem like a logical background to what you do now?

Yes. I’ve built a career for 37 years since 1980 by being at the cutting edge of patterns, shapes, trends and memes and this will continue to my dying day networking with the leaders worldwide. The edge is what keeps me alive and kicking, progressing and growing. The edge is where the knowledge lies and humans grow. The world now operates at warp speed no-one can keep up with and thus the edge is the last place of survival. The onslaught of technology will wipe out most (75%) current companies by 2027. I intend to be a survivor not a victim of the tech invasion. Tech is a species not just a machine.

This is why Small Business, Banks & App Vendors love @9Spokes see Alex @worldofcyclesuk Dundee Scotland https://t.co/6lS9j48oCO

— Thomas Power (@thomaspower) September 1, 2017

Could you give us a 1 minute pitch for what you are doing now?

I am a board member for 9 Spokes New Zealand, which recommends the best business applications for small businesses and integrates them into a smart dashboard, revealing key information on how their business is performing.