Carbon Credit Market Fantasy and Feud: A Dialogue (that should have happened) in March 2024

This year’s Ethereum conference in Denver, Colorado, included a half-day series of (scantily attended) presentations on Web3 technology in carbon markets. Coincidentally, on the very next day, a leading climate advisory firm held its annual “State of the Voluntary Carbon Market” (VCM) webinar. The two back-to-back discussions offered strikingly different opinions and outlooks, presented to… Read More Carbon Credit Market Fantasy and Feud: A Dialogue (that should have happened) in March 2024

April 21, 2024July 21, 2024 laurahaleywalker

Decarbonization Supply Curve for the United States

There is no current, published greenhouse gas abatement supply curve for the United States [as of January 2022]. Scores of supply curves (aka marginal cost curves) have been published with a global scope (notably, Goldman Sachs’ 2020 “Carbonomics” report, and McKinsey’s 2010 version). And some supply curves for individual U.S. states are available (notably, reports… Read More Decarbonization Supply Curve for the United States

December 31, 2021March 20, 2022 laurahaleywalker

How the data revolution makes universal health insurance inevitable

The limit of U.S. healthcare policy as the data revolution progresses is single-payer, government-provided, universal health insurance. Meaning? Health care delivered by assorted private, public, and not-for-profit medical facilities — just like it is today. Health insurance financed by the federal government and given to everyone. a.k.a. “Medicare for all”. a.k.a. The health insurance system… Read More How the data revolution makes universal health insurance inevitable

March 21, 2017July 21, 2024 laurahaleywalker

Bad Stats at Stats Firms

Innumeracy among the numerati (5-minute read) Convergys Consulting is a company that sells data analytics services to call centers, for the purpose of identify operating cost reduction opportunities at those call centers. The company asks prospective new-hire analysts to do a take-home analysis of 120 rows of call center data. Now, I am 20 years… Read More Bad Stats at Stats Firms

January 1, 2017February 1, 2022 laurahaleywalker

Quoting the Bible in a technology pitch?

(5-minute read) Question: Does a Bible quote belong in a TEDx talk pitching a new technology? Answer: Read below how my opinion evolved from “no” to “yes” and then back to a final “no”, after being asked for advice from an upcoming TEDx speaker My friend is crafting his speech for a TEDx lecture. His… Read More Quoting the Bible in a technology pitch?

November 1, 2016January 28, 2022 laurahaleywalker

$20 Million Error: Case study in technology product development (Part III-The Outcome)

(2-minute read) . . . This is a continuation from Part II. Or go back and start with Part I. PART III The Outcome (May 2016) After I discover the launch timeline error and then the imminent loss of CableCo’s marketing claim, it takes three months to get CableCo executives to accept the new information:… Read More $20 Million Error: Case study in technology product development (Part III-The Outcome)

May 1, 2016January 20, 2022 laurahaleywalker1 Comment

$20 Million Error: Case study in technology product development (Part II-The Solution)

(5-minute read) . . . This is a continuation from Part I PART II The Solution (March-June 2015) Creative problem-solving Diplomatically communicating the router launch timing error and its competitive ramifications is my priority. CableCo executives have long been axiomatically reciting the “Q3 2015” launch date both internally and with suppliers. As a result, they… Read More $20 Million Error: Case study in technology product development (Part II-The Solution)

May 1, 2016January 20, 2022 laurahaleywalker2 Comments

$20 Million Error: Case study in technology product development (Part I-The Problem)

(15-minute read) PART I The Problem (February 2015) Unwelcome discovery As of February 2015, CableCo projects that it will launch its next-generation WiFi router product in Q3 2015. The multi-billion-dollar company expects to be first to market with a device using the latest wireless networking standard, beating out all other internet service providers (ISPs) in… Read More $20 Million Error: Case study in technology product development (Part I-The Problem)