Blog Posts
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A global research house says sales of petrol and diesel cars have passed their peak and by 2030 more than 60 per cent of new cars sales will be electric vehicles. This follows Tesla’s delivery of 95,200 cars during the three months ending June 30 besting its previous record of 90,700 deliveries set in the…
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Brick-and-mortar retail is being decimated by e-commerce yet Costco has experienced consistent growth. Costco prioritizes the interests of its customers and employees over those of its shareholders. Costco is a weird business model. You can buy a 27-pound bucket of mac and cheese, a casket, a quart of gin, a tank of gas, a new…
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After seeing startups from the inside and out, from seed rounds to billion-dollar companies, from board meetings and CEO dinners to coaching sessions and leadership retreats – three mistakes get made by companies time and time again: Underestimating the importance of narrative when fundraising (and expecting a good product/solution to speak for itself) Investors invest…
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Companies are always looking for ways to save money and sometimes the answers to how to do it are not obvious. Often it is not about cutting back a bit here and there. Often it takes a radical rethink. Take UPS for example. I don’t know if you have noticed, but UPS drivers never turn…
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Student-loan debt in the US, the UK, Australia and elsewhere is at an all-time high. The consequences of student-loan debt have a domino effect and a very detrimental effect on the community as a whole. Millennials are delaying life milestones because they can’t afford them. In the US, while wages have increased by 67% since…