Writing on technology, economics, and society.https://www.damilolapayne.com/https://www.damilolapayne.com/writing/defining-cultural-infrastructure/https://www.damilolapayne.com/writing/defining-cultural-infrastructure/Culture is a significant factor in product success, but leadership teams typically ignore, misunderstand or discount it. This piece explores why, and introduces a framework for evaluating and shifting it.Tue, 31 Aug 2021 00:00:00 GMThttps://www.damilolapayne.com/writing/top-10-books-of-2020/https://www.damilolapayne.com/writing/top-10-books-of-2020/I set myself a challenge at the start of the year to read 20 books in 2020. My most productive reading time had always been flights and commuting to the office, both of which ended at the start of the year. Here are my top reads.Tue, 08 Dec 2020 00:00:00 GMThttps://www.damilolapayne.com/writing/understanding-digital-services-the-value-of-curation/https://www.damilolapayne.com/writing/understanding-digital-services-the-value-of-curation/A few months ago I wrote about Apple's services focused growth strategy. After digesting the March 2019 keynote, I am far less concerned, mainly due to a key aspect that I and many others missed: the importance of curation.Tue, 23 Apr 2019 00:00:00 GMThttps://www.damilolapayne.com/writing/logical-induction-ai-financial-markets/https://www.damilolapayne.com/writing/logical-induction-ai-financial-markets/One of the most interesting conversations taking place today is about the possibility of building a general AI. In the last year, researchers have had a key breakthrough, uniquely inspired by financial markets.Mon, 11 Feb 2019 00:00:00 GMThttps://www.damilolapayne.com/writing/apples-pivoting-growth-strategy/https://www.damilolapayne.com/writing/apples-pivoting-growth-strategy/Earlier this month Apple announced a revision to their fiscal 2019 guidance, followed by a report showing a 10 billion fall in year on year revenue. I believe this is simply the largest tremor from a shift in strategy that started years ago.Wed, 30 Jan 2019 00:00:00 GMThttps://www.damilolapayne.com/writing/making-this-site-faster/https://www.damilolapayne.com/writing/making-this-site-faster/People are notoriously impatient when online, with 53% of users abandoning sites if they take longer than 3 seconds to load. One of the key metrics for a pleasant experience is speed.Wed, 02 Jan 2019 00:00:00 GMThttps://www.damilolapayne.com/writing/making-this-site-accessible/https://www.damilolapayne.com/writing/making-this-site-accessible/I want to be able to share this website with everyone, no matter who they are, what device or software they are using, or the speed or quality of the network they are on.Tue, 01 Jan 2019 00:00:00 GMT