{"id":13790,"date":"2019-08-01T09:41:04","date_gmt":"2019-08-01T07:41:04","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/inzaken.home.blog\/?p=13790"},"modified":"2019-08-01T09:41:04","modified_gmt":"2019-08-01T07:41:04","slug":"vincent-everts-newsletter-can-saudi-arabia-modernize-be-a-dictatorship","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/inzaken.eu\/index.php\/2019\/08\/01\/vincent-everts-newsletter-can-saudi-arabia-modernize-be-a-dictatorship\/","title":{"rendered":"Vincent Everts\u2019 Newsletter: Can Saudi Arabia modernize &amp; be a dictatorship?"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/inzaken.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/alterman-saudi.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-13791\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Modernization in Saudi Arabia: Is it working? Will the\nUSA relationship change? Saudi Arabia\ndeveloped very fast, with a heavy handed political dictatorship, since 1950,\nbut this growth is not sustainable due to the diminishing value of oil in the\nfuture. The crown prince is currently trying to modernize the economy, but is\nit working? What is going to happen to the relationship with the USA and Saudi\nArabia in the future? Jon Alterman is the Senior Vice President of the Center\nfor Strategic and International Studies (CSIS) and <a href=\"https:\/\/vincenteverts.us8.list-manage.com\/track\/click?u=ae7473d81e61759a9ee423a34&amp;id=9259bb620f&amp;e=711437a922\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><strong>I talk with him about how this\nmodernization of Saudi Arabia is developing<\/strong><\/a> <\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed-youtube wp-block-embed is-type-rich wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<div class=\"embed-youtube\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Modernization in Saudi Arabia: Is it working? Will the USA relationship change? | Jon Alterman, CSIS\" width=\"616\" height=\"347\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/qHMAcZCTIS0?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/div>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Making $300M\/year in the NYC Subways &amp; fighting big\ntelcos<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Previous weeks I talked with tech\nmultipreneur Alex Mashinsky on his journey to the U.S.A. and how he started his\nVoice Over IP business. This week <a href=\"https:\/\/vincenteverts.us8.list-manage.com\/track\/click?u=ae7473d81e61759a9ee423a34&amp;id=1f0399db8c&amp;e=711437a922\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><strong>Alex tells me how he made $300M\/year\nin the NYC Subways<\/strong><\/a>! While Alex lived in Paris, he saw that there\nwas mobile service in the subway system and it gave him inspiration to change\nthat in New York. How did he convince the Metropolitan Transportation Authority\nto put wireless in the subway? And how did he win a major fight from the\nU.S.A.&#8217;s four biggest telecom companies? <\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed-youtube wp-block-embed is-type-rich wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<div class=\"embed-youtube\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Alex Mashinsky: making $300M\/year in the NYC Subways &amp; fighting big telcos | Part 3\/3\" width=\"616\" height=\"347\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/6kVYoE8Rhf0?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/div>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Building a blockchain-based solution for responsible\nmineral sourcing<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Cobalt is a mineral that is\ncrucial for producing electric car batteries. However, cobalt is often mined in\nunstable parts of the world and sometimes there is made use of child labor. IBM\ntook on the noble task to \u2018clean up\u2019 the shady Cobalt mine business by tracking\nCobalt minerals on the blockchain so customers like Volkswagen will know if\ntheir batteries are sourced ethically. <a href=\"https:\/\/vincenteverts.us8.list-manage.com\/track\/click?u=ae7473d81e61759a9ee423a34&amp;id=e2b5a29c93&amp;e=711437a922\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><strong>Watch the talk of IBM Blockchain Lead\nFrans Kempen on this responsible mineral sourcing case at the Blockchain\nInnovation Conference<\/strong><\/a> <\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed-youtube wp-block-embed is-type-rich wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<div class=\"embed-youtube\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Building a blockchain-based solution for responsible mineral sourcing | Frans Kempen (IBM)\" width=\"616\" height=\"347\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/QjJW_Yvl0vs?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/div>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Tesla kwartaalcijfers zijn EEN RAMP, hoofdpersonen\nverlaten Tesla, service is slecht, lange wachttijden, investeerders rennen weg,\nkortom: TESLA EEN ZINKEND SCHIP?<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Ondanks dat Tesla in het tweede\nkwartaal een record van meer dan 95.000 auto\u2019s leverde leed het bedrijf in Q2\neen <a href=\"https:\/\/vincenteverts.us8.list-manage.com\/track\/click?u=ae7473d81e61759a9ee423a34&amp;id=f1ca83bf47&amp;e=711437a922\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><strong>verlies van $408 miljoen<\/strong><\/a>!\nBovendien verlaat CTO JB Straubel, die 15 jaar een fundamentele rol speelde,\nhet bedrijf, zijn de bruto marges maar 14,5% i.p.v. de beoogde 25% en zijn de\naandelen deze week met 15% gedaald! Is Tesla een zinkend schip? <a href=\"https:\/\/vincenteverts.us8.list-manage.com\/track\/click?u=ae7473d81e61759a9ee423a34&amp;id=104cc3a047&amp;e=711437a922\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><strong>Ik licht toe hoe je hier tegen aan moet\nkijken en waarom er nog hoop is voor Tesla<\/strong><\/a> <\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed-youtube wp-block-embed is-type-rich wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<div class=\"embed-youtube\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Tesla Q2 een RAMP: weer verlies &amp; koersdaling - ZINKEND SCHIP?! | MIJN REACTIE\" width=\"616\" height=\"347\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/J8VgQATKVZM?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/div>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>See you next week!<br>\n<br>\n&#8211; Vincent Everts &nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Modernization in Saudi Arabia: Is it working? 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