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Uber has effectively sold itself to its investors as a tech company that simulates countless one-on-one negotiations between drivers and riders that, on an infinite timescale and with infinite patience is very much a technological product.
Except Uber isn’t quite doing this– its employing drivers who use their own cars to replace taxis (and delivery vans). Its clearly limited to the physical world, and isn’t infinitely scaleable at no cost.… Read more
for the last few weeks I’ve been thinking about the strategy of cutting edge companies.
We all know a “tech” moniker can boost valuation- just compare WeWork to IWG.
But what is Apple doing- it has been clearly a hardware company with a service and software add-on. But things are changing.
It does feel like there is one more shoe yet to drop when it comes to Apple’s strategic shift.… Read more
Seems a lot of negative news is provoking a response
Softbank- after investing US$10.5Bn at a US$47Bn valuation in WeWork – now doesn’t want a WeWork IPO … one way not to recognise a potentially heavy investment loss is to close your eyes, ignore the evidence and pretend nothing has happened, reports the FT . A listing would expose the horrible truth about the allegedly hip workspace landlord isn’t worth its US$47Bn value.… Read more
I’m sure you’ve seen examples of Dale’s cone of learning…
Or been told we only remember 10% of what we read… so you’ll only remember 10% of this … if any.
Regrettably this information and similar ideas like it have no foundation in actual research. It may express some truth that the more passive your learning is the less you may retain and the more active you are the more you may learn and retain but that’s about it.… Read more
In a TED talk by BCGs Yves Morieux suggested six simple rules to manage complexity and improve agility and effectiveness.
These rules are worth sharing. The world is getting increasingly complex. There are more demands from customers, shareholders and regulators. There is ever-increasing competition. The change is occurring faster and it is getting difficult to create value. Organisations typically respond by adding more rules, structures and scorecards.… Read more