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The Innovator's Cunundrum

The Agile Manager

In 2019, Chevrolet sold 4,915 Volts and 16,313 Bolts in the United States, for a combined sales volume of 21,228 EVs. Tesla sold more Model 3s in two years (2018 and 2019) than Chevy sold in a decade's worth of Volts, Bolts and Sparks. If at first you don't succeed, try, try again. Build EVs, check.

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The Credit Cycle Strikes Back

The Agile Manager

Many tech firms are being advised to do an immediate volte-face from “spend in pursuit of growth” to “conserve cash.” Cheap capital made it economically viable for a company to try to create or buy a market until such time as they could find new sources of subsidy (i.e., Tech-fueled assets like crypto have cratered.

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Separating Utility from Value Add

The Agile Manager

They're so ubiquitous in nature, and so fundamental to how business is done, it's not an option to try to operate without them. Every volt of electricity and every gallon of water are the same. Every volt of electricity is the same, but not every byte of e-mail is the same. Nor do we measure return on tap water.

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