https://leobo.me/articles.html Essays on AI, digital identity, privacy and product strategy by Leonard Botezatu, a service and product designer in Dublin. en-ie Mon, 19 Oct 2026 09:00:00 +0100 https://leobo.me/articles/hari-seldon-protocol-ai.html https://leobo.me/articles/hari-seldon-protocol-ai.html Wed, 03 Sep 2025 09:00:00 +0100 Leonard Botezatu AI Can AI turn Asimov's psychohistory into a working forecasting tool? A look at cliodynamics, data and the ethics of predicting society. https://leobo.me/articles/circle-opportunities.html https://leobo.me/articles/circle-opportunities.html Fri, 28 Feb 2025 09:00:00 +0000 Leonard Botezatu Business strategy Half the world's population lives inside one 4,000 km circle around Yuxi, China. What that concentration means for global business. https://leobo.me/articles/nokia-iphone-lessons.html https://leobo.me/articles/nokia-iphone-lessons.html Wed, 05 Feb 2025 09:00:00 +0000 Leonard Botezatu Technology Nokia had every advantage and still lost. What the iPhone transition teaches product teams about uncertainty, timing and disruption. https://leobo.me/articles/digital-identity-ai-agent.html https://leobo.me/articles/digital-identity-ai-agent.html Sat, 11 Jan 2025 09:00:00 +0000 Leonard Botezatu Digital identity The digital wallet was a container. The next step is an agent that acts for you online, and what that means for identity, trust and privacy. https://leobo.me/articles/jaguar-copy-nothing.html https://leobo.me/articles/jaguar-copy-nothing.html Sat, 23 Nov 2024 09:00:00 +0000 Leonard Botezatu Branding Jaguar's rebrand was called a mistake. Seen through EV economics and audience strategy, it looks like a deliberate repositioning. https://leobo.me/articles/age-verification-one-tap.html https://leobo.me/articles/age-verification-one-tap.html Wed, 16 Oct 2024 09:00:00 +0100 Leonard Botezatu Identity and payments How Mastercard's Identity Attribute Verification lets shoppers prove their age and pay in one tap, using only the data a merchant needs. https://leobo.me/articles/apple-chrome-privacy.html https://leobo.me/articles/apple-chrome-privacy.html Sat, 20 Jul 2024 09:00:00 +0100 Leonard Botezatu Privacy Apple's campaign says Chrome is the privacy problem. The honest answer is more complicated, and it starts with how browsers are funded.