FID - Forum Ivoirien du Digital

24/10/2025

24 years ago today, the first iPod is released by Apple.

04/10/2025

I got 1 reaction and 1 reply on my recent top post! Thank you all for your continued support. I could not have done it without you. 🙏🤗🎉

29/09/2025

21/09/2025

When a new technology emerges, this is what you must do...
__"If you do not know where you want to go, it does not matter what path you take..."

The first time I heard about the Internet must have been at least five years before it became a topic of public discussion in places like newspapers. It was certainly the same with mobile phones.

1.
Entrepreneurs amongst you: get in early! I determined to understand how it really worked. Soon, it became a passion of mine. Like some guys do football, I couldn’t learn enough. I wanted to know all about the ways entrepreneurs were getting involved.

2.
It really matters who you are listening to. If you are an entrepreneur, listen to entrepreneurs. I remember going to Germany to meet with some young entrepreneurs [like I was at the time] with whom I was corresponding. These guys taught me how to set up “dot com” businesses of all kinds, and it was really cool.

Although when back home, I was busy pushing my mobile business by day, at night... I was studying the Internet and its impact!

3.
Be practical in your thinking and actions! Learn enough to try something. I remember setting up my first Internet business, which was a kind of Skype, because I was a “telephone guy” and wanted to stay close to my competencies. Where are you now, and where do you want to go? What do you need to do to get there?

4.
Knowledge opens opportunities. It was not long before word got out that this was an area in which I was rapidly accumulating knowledge and deep understanding: Opportunities began to flood in!

Many of them I could not do, but I looked for those things that used to be ”what was in my hand”. I wanted something , and me! My own gig!

It was time.

First, I had a vision, and then it became an insight, in that order. Vision with no insight is daydreaming. You have got to have a clear line of sight to what you intend to do, and that is why you need to draft a Business Plan.

5.
Start small! I started the company that is now Liquid Intelligent Technologies with just four people. Today, it has more than 5,000 in over 30 countries.

Although I can have a Big Vision about what I intend to do, I have the humility to start small. Do something to get you started, even if it is polishing shoes! Don’t make perfect the enemy of good... always waiting for things to come right before you start.

This AI stuff is the biggest opportunity you are going to see, but unless you understand these five steps, you are going to be a user and a customer of some great new products and services, but not the entrepreneur. But heyy... That’s okay, too!

Where do YOU want to go? What do you need to do to get there?

I trust you are all busy . Please share your own AI learning resources and experiences with others here on the platform.

Image credit: Thanks to the content creator. Entrepreneurs... you get my point? What is a lesson learned here? [Hint: it does not have to do with endorsing a vehicle manufacturer...!]

*Quote by Lewis Carroll.

25/08/2025

Tesla vs BYD

Tesla Inc. est une entreprise américaine de véhicules électriques et d'énergie propre fondée en 2003.

Au 26 mai 2025, l'entreprise affiche une capitalisation boursière d'environ 1 093 milliards de dollars, alimentée par un regain d'optimisme des investisseurs à l'égard de son projet de robotaxi. En 2024, Tesla a déclaré un chiffre d'affaires d'environ 97,7 milliards de dollars.

Toutefois, malgré la forte présence de sa marque à l'échelle mondiale, l'entreprise est actuellement confrontée à d'importants défis, notamment une chute de 40 % de ses bénéfices au premier trimestre 2025, une baisse des marges bénéficiaires et un affaiblissement de la demande sur des marchés clés tels que les États-Unis et l'Union européenne.

BYD Co. Ltd, fondée en 1995, est une multinationale chinoise engagée dans la production de véhicules électriques, de batteries et d'électronique.

Au 26 mai 2025, sa capitalisation boursière s'élevait à environ 174,86 milliards de dollars. BYD a annoncé un chiffre d'affaires de 107 milliards de dollars en 2024 et a dépassé Tesla en termes de ventes mondiales de véhicules électriques, en livrant plus d'un million d'unités au cours du seul premier trimestre 2025.

L'entreprise étend agressivement sa présence en Asie, en Amérique latine et en Europe, se positionnant comme une force dominante sur le marché mondial des VE.

15/08/2025

CEO of Microsoft 🇮🇳
CEO of Alphabet Google 🇮🇳
CEO of YouTube 🇮🇳
CEO of Adobe 🇮🇳
CEO of World Bank Group 🇮🇳
CEO of IBM 🇮🇳
CEO of Albertsons 🇮🇳
CEO of Infosys 🇮🇳
CEO of NetApp 🇮🇳
CEO of Palo Alto Networks 🇮🇳
CEO of Arista Networks 🇮🇳
CEO of Novartis 🇮🇳
CEO of Micron Technology 🇮🇳
CEO of Honeywell 🇮🇳
CEO of Flex 🇮🇳
CEO of Wayfair 🇮🇳
CEO of Chanel 🇮🇳
CEO of OnlyFans 🇮🇳
CEO of Motorola Mobility 🇮🇳
CEO of Cognizant 🇮🇳

15/07/2025

Meta a recruté Ruoming Pang, un des grands chefs de l’IA chez Apple, en lui offrant plus de 200 millions de $ sur plusieurs années. 🤑

Pang dirigeait une centaine d’ingénieurs chez Apple, derrière des outils comme les Genmoji ou les résumés de texte. Meta l’a convaincu avec un gros salaire, un énorme bonus à la signature (pour compenser ce qu’il perd chez Apple) et surtout des actions Meta qu’il touchera s’il reste plusieurs années et si les résultats suivent.

Ce recrutement fait partie d’une vraie guerre mondiale pour les talents en IA. 💥

Meta veut créer une IA ultra-puissante (appelée AGI) et dépense des milliards pour monter une équipe de génie. Elle a aussi recruté Nat Friedman (ex-GitHub), Daniel Gross (entrepreneur IA) et Alexandr Wang (Scale AI).

Apple, de son côté, n’a pas essayé de s’aligner, même si ce départ fragilise encore ses équipes IA.

OpenAI a récemment révélé que Meta avait proposé jusqu’à 100 millions de $ de bonus de signature à certains de ses employés.

ℹ️ Source : Bloomberg

15/07/2025

Les sanctions américaines et Huawei