In his most recent book, How to Fix the Future, Andrew details how global leaders are required to preserve human values in a digital world, making a future people can look forward to once more. While he stops short of critiquing the technology of today, he does address where technology can have an adverse effect, citing social responsibility, education and worker and consumer choice as some that may fall victim to the digital revolution.
Andrew’s other published works include The Cult of the Amateur: How Today's Internet Is Killing Our Culture, his debut released in 2007 which saw him build on the themes of an essay he wrote for The Weekly Standard – where he compared Web 2.0 with Marxism.
In the book, he criticises Google for not making content of its own, saying: "most of the content being shared— no matter how many times it has been linked, cross-linked, annotated, and copied— was composed or written by someone from the sweat of their creative brow and the disciplined use of their talent."
Further books followed as Andrew released Digital Vertigo in 2012, The Internet Is Not the Answer in 2015 and How to Fix the Future which was published by Grove Atlantic in 2018. The content of his books are both controversial and engaging; with his opinions on the “hypervisibility” promoted by social networks making us “sacrifice vitally important parts of the human experience” resonating with members of his support base.
In 1995, Andrew founded Audiocafe.com, which, despite funding from the likes of Intel, fell flat of its potential and was over by 2000. He admits that he used this failure as a source of motivation and a lesson that he was not an entrepreneur, and instead would go on to have great success as a digital business consultant, public speaker and author.
Quickly his contrasting views on digital business culture would make him a thought leader in his field. He would host the Keen On show, a popular TechCrunch chat show and has become a sought-after newspaper columnist and commentator.
A keynote digital speaker with an inspirational, intriguing outlook on life and the effects of the internet and technology. For opposing views and a glimpse into Andrew’s alternative future – corporate audiences will be left captivated by his presentations.
