Why The Aleph?

The Aleph or Alef (א) is, strictly speaking, the first letter of the Hebrew alphabet. According to the theological treatise Bahir (“Book of the Bright“), it’s,

“The primordial one that contains all numbers.”

It’s also the inspiration of one of the most famous short stories by José Luis Borges, El Aleph,

“He explained that an Aleph is one of the points in space that contains all other points. […]
In that single gigantic instant, I saw millions of acts both delightful and awful; not one of them occupied the same point in space, without overlapping or transparency. What my eyes beheld was simultaneous, but what I shall now write down will be successive, because language is successive.”

— José Luís Borges, El Aleph, September 1945.

We drank from such inspirations to define our core values. The Aleph Report, the one point in space that tries to contain all other points; all the ramifications and implications of one concept.

Like the Aleph, we can only write about it in succession, but we’ll try to bring the systemic view to everything we cover.

Who will do it?

I will be the primary voice behind The Aleph. During the past decade, I’ve been working hand in hand with cutting-edge technology companies all across the globe. This experience enables me to watch, first hand, the effects of disruption in many industries.

How often?

The idea is to find the best balance between news, analysis and opinionated voice for all.

We will publish a weekly post with the analysis of the current news and how it affects specific industries. Some weeks we might post more than one, but we’ll keep it pretty light at the beginning. In the future, we will start releasing our reports on a daily basis to our subscribers, so stay tuned.

This is why any feedback will be more than welcome. Please don’t hesitate in sending any comments or topics you want to see covered.