Redecentralization will be as disruptive to Big Tech as Banks

Imagine a search engine where you did not need to invest $ billions in a massive data center, where all you needed was a better algorithm than Google. Imagine a social network where users got paid a % of the ads that their chatter generated. Imagine sharing economy networks where the intermediary fee was 10x less than current services.

All this and more will be possible with Redecentralization. Bitcoin and Blockchain is a key part of Redecentralization, but only one part. This is also the world of real peer to peer networks. It is called Redecentralization because it is returning the Internet to its roots as a decentralized network (designed by DARPA to resist an attack on a centralized system).

A short history of tech waves is illuminating:

Notes: one can debate some founding dates, but these are approx. right. Netscape was an early leader that got eclipsed by the big winners who emerged at the top of the stack – the Big VC Winners Google Facebook Amazon etc

You could split the Commercial Internet into two – PC Browser based and Mobile based.

The key message is that with each wave, more goes to open source. In the ReDecentralization wave, only the top of the stack is commercial but with no server costs and the economic model governed by a Distributed Autonomous Corporation that cannot raise prices, it is unlikely this will follow the VC funding trajectory. This new model will threaten the Big Tech incumbents. It should benefit the overall economy by reducing intermediation costs.

Bernard Lunn
Founding Partner, Daily Fintech Advisers
www.dailyfintech.com

Bernard Lunn is a serial entrepreneur, senior executive, adviser and a strategic dealmaker. He worked in Fintech before it was called that with startups, growth stage and turnaround ventures (incl. Misys, Temenos, IMS, ITRS). He has lived and worked in America, India, UK & Switzerland and is adept at cross border deals.

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