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Business Lessons from the LaHaini Fire

Business Lessons from the LaHaini Fire

August 21, 2023

Although Mother Nature played a role, there is much business leaders can learn from how the fire developed and how Maui’s leaders reacted, failing to mitigate bad outcomes.

Are EV’s Still a Trend, Or Has the Bubble Burst?

Are EV’s Still a Trend, Or Has the Bubble Burst?

This podcast teaches us how to analyze trends, and make investments with commitment to the trends. How to overcome media hype by understanding the trends. By looking at overall demand, year over year demand, and growth in volume we can see that EV sales are still in hyper growth mode.

Get Outside Your Box – Then Think!

Get Outside Your Box – Then Think!

This podcast was recorded with Manny in Panang Malaysia, where he was getting his eyes and ears full of new ideas. Attending a semiconductor manufacturing conference he was hearing from leaders and entrepreneurs about how they get things done.

Twitter vs Thread vs ChatGPT – Knowing How To Manage Innovation

Twitter vs Thread vs ChatGPT – Knowing How To Manage Innovation

This podcast explains disruptive innovations vs sustaining implications, and dives deep into the implications for launch – as well as expectations for adoption. We discuss the clear guidelines for defining innovations, understanding the requirements being placed on customers, and managing launches to increase the odds of success.

Using Your Value Proposition to Drive Start-Up Growth

Using Your Value Proposition to Drive Start-Up Growth

Do you know WHY people should want to do business with your start-up, without discussing HOW you do it? This #Podcast interviews Jordan Shepley founder of The Headling Lounge.

Predicting the Future of AI and RTO

Predicting the Future of AI and RTO

RTO (Return To Work) is making a lot of news, as noteworthy CEOs are pulling all stops to force people back into offices. But the pandemic was a punctuated equilibrium, and business will never return to the “old norms.”

Identifying and Planning with Trends

Identifying and Planning with Trends

This podcast overviews how we verify trends, identify trend reinforcers, and then use those trends to plan. We dig deep into the 4 trends we identified at the pandemic onset.

What Do Crypto-Currency, CNN, the PGA and LIV Golf Have in Common?

What Do Crypto-Currency, CNN, the PGA and LIV Golf Have in Common?

We were able to predict the ongoing decline of CNN by observing leaderships’ decisions to pull back investment from growth projects, like CNN+, undertake drastic cost cutting and then try to create success with outdated approaches like morning programming.

Lessons from the Tesla/Ford Partnership

Lessons from the Tesla/Ford Partnership

We often have a great idea. But then it doesn’t seem to sell. This podcast explains why. We overlook what it is we ask of the customer.

AI and ChatGPT Are Here to Stay

AI and ChatGPT Are Here to Stay

ChatGPT is basically a word calculator. If we use calculators, why not use a word calculator instead of generating all those words? This podcast explains that what started out as neural networks 35 years ago, and machine learning algorithms 20 years ago, is now AI.