Once, when I picked up a book from the local library, the librarian asked to tell her what I thought about the book when I would bring it back. Well, why not write a few lines about all the books I read so everybody could see what I thought about it? I'm often also happy to have friends recommend a certain book or tell me this and that is not really worth reading. I won't comment about the tons of books I have read so far, but about books I read from now on.
| highly recommended | sehr empfohlen | |
| good reading | gutes lesematerial | |
| average | durchschnittlich | |
| not too interesting | nicht allzu interessant | |
| recommended not to read it | empfehlung das buch nicht zu lesen |
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| title | The Business Blockchain |
| author | William Mougayar |
| ISBN-10 | 1-119-30031-2 |
| ISBN-13 | 978-1-119-30031-1 |
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| date | 2017-Mar-18 |
Let me start with a short extract from chapter 3 of the book:
''A lack of a comprehensive understanding of the basic capabilities surrounding the blockchain will deter any smart executive from seeing the fullness of its potential value.'' ... ''This was my impetus for my writing The Business Blockchain.''
Unfortunately, in my opinion, Mougayar miserably fails to build understanding. True, the whole book is full of potential values, (mostly rather vague) areas the blockchain could be applied to. But what's missing is an explanation of the basic capabilities, exactly what the author himself states are the "building blocks" for understanding it all. Just saying a few times that the blockchain is distributed, encrypted and with built-in consensus is not enough of an explanation. Neither are the many comparisons to the evolution of the internet helpful in building understanding, even if blockchains may actually, over time, become a game changer comparable in impact to the internet.
So, to learn the basics of what blockchain is, you'll need to go somewhere else. And once you get to know the basics, I assume you start to see ideas how and where to implement it. By then you'll probably not find much new information in this book. Even though I do have to credit the author with being quite comprehensive in listing what topics might need consideration from a business perspective (legal, regulatory, existing business processes, etc.)
