The Agora and Value
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Whether as an entrepreneur or employee, I have always sought to provide value to the market, and to measure my performance by the degree of value I am providing.
Here are some of the ways I deliver value in the marketplace.
1. Stay ahead of the technology curve
- adopt technology best practices
- deliver technical projects on schedule and under cost
- forecast technology trends, spot opportunities
- develop technology marketing programs
- hire and manage software engineers, data engineers, and analysts
2. Develop new lines of business
- promote standards and interoperability
- perform in-depth research and analysis
- build and test prototypes
- subject-matter expert
- drive complex cross functional initiatives
3. Simplify operations workflows
- use data to make automated and assisted decisions
4. Store, process, and stream data at scale
- discover patterns in structured and unstructured data
- define a common language for understanding and interpreting data
- develop innovative new artificial intelligence prototypes
- generate synthetic data sets for system training and simulation
5. Quantify, substantiate, and eliminate risk
- adopt a risk framework
6. Identify the right ideas and see them through to fruition
- bring together the right people and guide them with a common vision
- initiate change (people, process, technology) and innovation
- experiment with new technologies and unproven methodologies
7. Define shared objectives, rank and quantify them
- make persuasive arguments about technical topics
- incorporate sound engineering principles
8. Manage effectively
- cut across organizational and political boundaries
- navigate regulatory ambiguity and uncertainty
- operate under hostile conditions (project failure, burnout, layoffs)
9. Propose radical new ideas without fear
- always try again and again, always be learning
10. Ensure technology investments are productive
- conduct M&A due diligence on software and IT services companies
- navigate cross-cultural communication (US, China)
- write long-form sales copy such as sales letters and marketing collateral
11. Identify the right technology investments
- conduct technology research and development (R&D)
- provide access to the latest tools, enable advanced capabilities
Of course, this not an exhaustive list. Continuous improvement ensures our capabilities will continue to grow over time.
Lately, I am especially excited about emerging payments hardware and decentralized digital identity to complement payments software, promote interoperability and enable integrated payment systems.
Joe Davison, Founder/CEO of payments.engineering
Phone: +1 (919) 809-9636
Email: sales@payments.engineering