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Emergence
People create things. That is what we are always doing in one form or another. In that creating, we often tend to focus on the most obvious types of creation - what we might well call "Direct Object Verb" type creation. That would be like "Hit the
Understanding Failure: Think Like Silicon Valley's Best Entrepreneurs Do
Failure is a Big Topic for entrepreneurs . For some, failure can be a dominant thread in the storytelling and experience of their entrepreneurial journey. But failure is a myth. The Failure Myth comes in many forms — a failed company, a failed project, a failed idea. But there is a powerful
Uber Vs. Austin - Nothing Less Than A Fight For Control Of The Future Of Transportation
The future of ride-sharing is uncertain in Austin, Texas after a May 8th ballot initiative in which the voting public overwhelmingly rejected Uber and Lyft’s demands for city hall to remain 'hands off' and allow them to operate as they see fit. The ballot measure, paid for
SXSW Interactive 2016 - Surprising Trends And Big Changes In Technology
Every March, Austin Texas holds the South By Southwest Interactive (SXSWi) event, with an estimated 30,000 attendees this year in 2016. Dignitaries, scientists, politicians, entrepreneurs, marketers, programmers, and folks from every walk of life converge every year and make SXSWi what it is: A massive and exciting exchange of
Do You Know The Platinum Rule For Customer Loyalty?
We live in a competitive world. We spend our careers educating ourselves and working year-after-year to make a difference for those around us. As entrepreneurs and businesspeople we commit everything to the bet that we can provide a compelling service to our customers. Through all of these areas, we find
If Everest Was In Your Path, Would You Recognize It? Its An Insight That Saves Companies And Careers
Our companies and careers grow and take place as strings of events. As we progress, some of the things that we think are going to be difficult, turn out to be quite easy. And inevitably some projects that look easy turn out to be exceedingly difficult. Much of the discrepency
How Smart Startups Win At SXSW Interactive
Each March the global tech community comes together to share, learn, and celebrate technology at South-By-South-West-Interactive (SXSWi), Austin Texas’ signature tech event. The Internet, mobile devices, wearables, Internet Of Things (IOT), and thousands of tech related subjects are shared, discussed, and ‘celebrated’ in a way that you won’t see
In Leadership, When Does Your Hard-Earned Confidence Become A Weakness?
Successful executives get where they are because of their ability to make good decisions. The ability to predict the right course of action under even uncertain conditions is the hallmark of good leaders – something that comes from years of experience. Along with experience and the situational demands of leadership comes
Business Management With 'Environmental Beta': The Measure Of Change
Now more than ever, business is an exercise in the management of change. The fields that we operate in are dynamic and hard to predict. Though ‘change is a constant’, it is remarkable how little management conversation goes in to change itself as an explicit factor in business planning. Change
What Makes Google Great? Understanding The Difference Between Bounded and Unbounded Complexity Problems
Value flows from knowledge. This has been taught to all of us since we were kids, and it’s the basis of our drive to educate ourselves and to pursue information – something that all professionals do automatically. The value of our businesses is similarly derived from our knowledge– knowledge gleaned
Looking For A Deal? How Meta Brands Will Change Everything
What do you think of when you think of a Brand? We know brands like Nike, Toyota, and Apple AAPL +2.68% in a very intimate way—they have distinctive personalities and we may even feel like we have “relationships” with them. The power and the meaning of “Brand” has