Echos of Magic Wand

Years ago, when looking for new markets to explore, a friend presented a problem with his dealings with e-commerce administration and the resulting logistical, inventory, and the advertising activities. This was at time I was trying to figure out a number of things, some of which eventually became Avanceé. Came up with a really solid concept, and even partnered with some folks to find investors. But sadly, nothing happened of Magic Wand.

Ended up spotting echoes of that work within some recent announcements from Shopify (the Operations section specifically).

There’s echoes of Magic Wand in some of what’s been posted here (this, this, and this for example). But nothing really captured what was ahead of its time in terms of a means to augment one’s ability to run a business with an agent that extends you.

Neat to see the past coming forward, even if it’s not coming from the work of my canvas.

Been a while since putting up a concept/imagination like Magic Wand. Perhaps, it’s time again.