And THE business model of the year is...

(Paywall-free popularization like this is what I do for a living. To support me, see the end of this post)

It is already evident that THE winning Business Model for year 2018 is:

  1. Choose a random word from a dictionary. Any word, from any dictionary
  2. Shout that word from the nearest window, followed by #blockchain or #IoT. Possibly both. Make sure to spell the “#” correctly
  3. PROFIT!

The list below will be periodically updated with further proofs of this self-evident truth, as they come. You’re welcome to submit the ones you find by email, and pray with us that this doesn’t last beyond 2018.

Because blockchain. Or Internet of Things. Whatever:

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I am Marco Fioretti, tech writer and aspiring polymath doing human-digital research and popularization.
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