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0511 | Larry Downes: Full Transcript

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I think our principal observation was that what was happening was that disruptive innovations driven by largely information technology but lots of other technologies on the fringe here that are getting ready to exhibit the same kind of characteristics were entering the market in kind of this better and cheaper way.

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Don’t Settle for Being an “-er Brand”

Harvard Business Review

As a member of a start-up advisory program, I regularly hear pitches from aspiring technology entrepreneurs. billion IPO valuation in 2013) can be attributed to its continued focus on that target. Southwest Airlines exists in a class of its own in large part due to its fun personality. Hyundai is an -er brand.

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The Benefits of Hiring Your Best Customers

Harvard Business Review

The airline industry has experienced great volatility from deregulation, takeovers through mergers and acquisitions, and, as always, unpredictable forces of nature. ” Krolick also noted that a meaningful number of United Airlines employees are also pilots—these are super-superconsumers. Unlocking Energy. Building Empathy.

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How Uber and the Sharing Economy Can Win Over Regulators

Harvard Business Review

The global sharing economy market was valued at $26 billion in 2013 and some predict it will grow to become a $110 billion revenue market in the coming years, making it larger than the U.S. In fact it was a truly bipartisan coalition that drove the de-regulation of the trucking and airline industries in the 1970s.

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Four Reasons to Believe in a Second American Century

Harvard Business Review

New technology has turned the U.S., Instead, we make jet turbines, helicopters, sophisticated airliners and business jets, electric generators, radar, chemicals and plastics, satellites, and all kinds of weapons. As it develops, the U.S. American creativity remains unsurpassed. And capital is abundant. American Creativity.

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50 Companies That Get Twitter – and 50 That Don’t

Harvard Business Review

The best, like American Airlines, make it feel natural. A witty comment or botched response on Twitter can travel to Facebook and even news websites in minutes (think of the Oreo tweet during the Superbowl blackout of 2013 ). The energy, finance, and technology sectors tend to tweet using a male-biased tone of voice.