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Christine Spang

I vouch more for evolution than revolution. I think ML/AI have promise to help us create tools to cope with the huge volumes of digital information we're generating, and that VR and voice control are pretty cool. I am super bearish about the whole blockchain fiasco.

For communication technologies, network effects are huge. That's why tons of email killers have failed—there are millions of servers comprising the global email infrastructure, and most suggested replacements offer some better features in exchange for losing the existing network and the open protocols that allow many different service providers to interoperate. Email needs to move forward in a way that doesn't leave that network behind.