Mike Bechtel (@mikebechtel) 's Twitter Profile
Mike Bechtel

@mikebechtel

#futurist @deloitte & #professor @notredame. #inventor turned #investor. Can hum and whistle simultaneously, but that's not important right now.

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linkhttps://www.linkedin.com/in/mikebechtel calendar_today18-04-2008 20:57:08

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TIL the first e-commerce transaction was on August 11, 1994 when a man named Dan Kohn sold his friend a Sting CD for $12.48 + shipping. It resulted in this NYT headline: "Attention Shoppers: Internet is Open"

TIL the first e-commerce transaction was on August 11, 1994 when a man named Dan Kohn sold his friend a Sting CD for $12.48 + shipping. 

It resulted in this NYT headline: "Attention Shoppers: Internet is Open"
Mike Bechtel (@mikebechtel) 's Twitter Profile Photo

Geek & Geezer things: When you're excited that Costco's new(ish) digital membership card frees up space in your increasingly Costanza-sized wallet.

Tim Urban (@waitbutwhy) 's Twitter Profile Photo

The era of rectangular devices and screens will soon give way to the era of headsets, which will eventually give way to the era of brain-machine interfaces.

Mike Bechtel (@mikebechtel) 's Twitter Profile Photo

My recent SXSW keynote on the #dichotomy of #technology cast as hero or villain. Instead it’s a force multiplier for human ambitions. youtube.com/watch?v=K_zyWb… #sxsw2024

Paul Graham (@paulg) 's Twitter Profile Photo

I've seen three big waves of technology so far, and they've been remarkably evenly spaced: Chips mid 1970s, the web late 1990s, AI early 2020s.

Brian Solis (@briansolis) 's Twitter Profile Photo

I'm feeling so proud right now! 1st, I had the opportunity to work with our research and marketing teams on our newly released "Enterprise AI Maturity" report. AI is changing the enterprise faster than expected and this report analyzes where companies are in their AI-driven

Tim Urban (@waitbutwhy) 's Twitter Profile Photo

When you see the lines moving horizontally, they’re yellow. When you see them moving vertically, they’re red and green. (Illusion by Haruaki Fukuda)

Mike Bechtel (@mikebechtel) 's Twitter Profile Photo

Had a blast at #SXSW sharing my perspective that "Breadth is the New Depth" and that our #ai future favors learn-it-alls over know-it-alls #SXSW2025 youtube.com/watch?v=3r1__j… #poymath #renaissance

Bennett Waisbren (@bennettwaisbren) 's Twitter Profile Photo

ChatGPT 4o's new image gen is insane. Here's what Severance would look like in 8 famous animation styles 🧵 1/8: Rankin/Bass – That nostalgic stop-motion look like Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer. Cozy and janky.

Mike Bechtel (@mikebechtel) 's Twitter Profile Photo

Game Idea: #mariokart but with arcane historical US Presidents #VanBurenVan #PiercePacer #FillmoreFourWheeler #FordTaurus #POTUS