Once again, will Amazon buy Twitter?
Almost 10 years ago, I sent an opinion piece to an online magazine called VentureBeat. Though I cringe, now, at my writing style (e.g., ambiguous and, at times, convoluted grammar), I still believe that the principle idea makes sense: Amazon should buy Twitter.
For some reason, the title ended up talking about a “partnership.” Nonetheless, my thesis had to do with taking advantage of Amazon’s (and AWS’) operational “chops” so that anyone leading Twitter could focus on its strategic value. The additional value of connecting AWS developers with one more (or several) Twitter API’s within the same infrastructure would also be of great benefit. I still see synergies here, particularly as AI generated tweet engines continue to proliferate.
It’s been more than a year since I’ve written an update on the 
A couple of weeks ago, I had the opportunity to speak on a panel about Latin American investment thanks to a gracious invitation by the Los Andes University. I answered a number of questions about investment in Latin America compared to other regions as well as how Colombia stacks up in comparison to other countries in Latin America.
During the past few weeks, I’ve given a number of speeches on Digital Transformation. There is a question that I always ask at the beginning and at the end (after laying out my story of change and disruption): “How much time does your organization have to digitally transform?”