William Mougayar Professions : Businessman Browse All Authors Top 26 quotes by William Mougayar The blockchain cannot be described just as a revolution. It is a tsunami-like phenomenon, slowly advancing and gradually enveloping everything along its way by the force of its progression. William Mougayar everythingforcerevolutionway I am very excited about the prospect of using cryptocurrency, not just as a money equivalent, but using it as a way to earn something as a result of doing some type of work. William Mougayar resulti-ammoneywork The old question 'Is it in the database?' will be replaced by 'Is it on the blockchain?' William Mougayar blockchainquestionoldwill If you have your own currency, you have your own governance, so each currency becomes their own mini-government. Mini-government is a big word, but it's a body that is governed in a decentralized manner where users have a say, where there's oversight and transparency. William Mougayar yourownyoubody I'm looking forward to seeing more ICO projects provide increased clarity about the performance metrics expectations they plan to exhibit during their future adult lives in addition to the assumptive utility of that token they are selling. William Mougayar planlookinglooking-forwardfuture The blockchain symbolizes a shift in power from the centers to the edges of the networks. William Mougayar shiftblockchainedgespower If you haven't used Bitcoin first-hand, you may not get the inherent advantage of a quicker appreciation and understanding of its potential. Seeing assets move swiftly without intermediaries is an eye opening experience, and that is just a starting point. William Mougayar youexperienceeyeappreciation If you think about the web, the web has been an incredible development platform, and everything today is developed on the web. In the future, everything is going to be developed with the blockchain in mind. William Mougayar youfuturemindtoday You have to think of the blockchain as a new utility. It is a new utility network for moving value, moving assets. William Mougayar valuenewthinkyou Blockchain infiltration will be met with resistance because it is an extreme change. William Mougayar blockchainwillbecausechange The blockchain is custom-made for decentralizing trust and exchanging assets without central intermediaries. With the decentralization of trust, we will be able to exchange anything we own and challenge existing trusted authorities and custodians that typically held the keys to accessing our assets or verifying their authenticity. William Mougayar challengeownwilltrust As much as one would like to think that what China does doesn't matter, the reality is that when China sneezes at crypto, the rest of the world catches the cold. William Mougayar restthinkrealityworld With the influx of available cryptocapital that has become widely accessible, it's going to be interesting to watch what happens next, because companies now have the luxury of raising enough money to build simultaneously a product, a company, and an ecosystem. William Mougayar luxurycompanymoneyenough My advice to many ICOs is to start reading about startups and focus on the product, customer, and market as soon as the sale is over. And don't get distracted by post-ICO euphoria and the price of ETH or BTC. William Mougayar customerstartfocusreading In the blockchain world, each user can and should own their data, and 'central' players are less vulnerable to data losses and breaches. William Mougayar blockchainowndataworld If blockchain technologies ignore the eventuality of standards, we are going to see less adoption. Maybe we should think of the blockchain as a public-good utility and encourage an evolution that is not unlike the Internet's in terms of openness and neutrality of access. William Mougayar seethinkignoreinternet China wants control, and China will get control. That's their default modus operandi. Crypto-Tech is no different than the Internet and Web businesses. William Mougayar controlwillinternetdifferent There is a new economy out there, what I call the Crypto-Tech Economy, that could be as big, if not bigger, than the web economy. So we have to be prepared for it. William Mougayar newbigbe-preparedeconomy The world is preoccupied with dissecting, analyzing and prognosticating on the blockchain's future; technologists, entrepreneurs, and enterprises are wondering if it is to be considered vitamin or poison. William Mougayar blockchainfuturepoisonworld A new DAO is like a startup. It requires a product/market fit, business model realization, and a lot of users/customers. William Mougayar newlikerealizationbusiness Similar Authors Bob Iger businessman Bob Wright businessman Bruce Karatz businessman Bruce Kovner businessman Brian Roberts businessman Brandon Wade businessmanAll Authors
