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Concentration – Shattered
Janis Ozolin’s Art I’ve been especially scatter-brained lately. I am certain it’s related to how many times I check my phone, even though 99% of the time it’s on silent. One reason I can’t put it away for long stretches is that it’s used for multifactor authentication which is super annoying in all instances. Another…
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Speeding Tickets
La Paz, Mexico vs Paris, France La Paz, Mexico – Inconsistent EnforcementMy friend Mark Wright was driving a rental car in La Paz when he got pulled over by a cop who demanded $500 or would issue him a ticket for “speeding”. The cop said they could either pay him or he would force them…
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Pricing Spotlight
Q&A with Daniel Meyer Interview guideline – New Linkedin Post format About the interviewee – very brief description (pitch) about the person: I collaborate with pricing consultants through EBITDA Catalyst and data experts at Action Analytics on a wide variety of strategic pricing and analytics projects. A big portion of my work, especially in Consulting…
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“That’s your base, get me? That’s your fortress of f*ing solitude”
There’s a scene in The Gambler which sums up what I think many (most?) people feel is the most important function of wealth – as the basis for decision freedom and autonomy. Many people want to take risks, pursue their interests and add value to society. Many people don’t feel they can live the lives…
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Red Lantern Awards
DFL>DNF>DNS Last weekend I won a 5K rowing race in Sacramento. I would be more proud of this achievement if ANY other rower had been in my event. Instead, my competitors all entered the Masters event, in which finish times are age adjusted. Unfortunately, even though much of the field in the Masters women’s 1x…
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Segmentation and value selling at its finest:
$100k Sprinter Van vs $1K packable camping platform This polish company has a brilliant design to turn any SUV into a camper van with one piece of checked luggage. With the tiny house movement, glamping and work from anywhere movements in full swing there is clearly a market for this item. 123Camp.eu has thought through key…
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Helmets aren’t the best way to prevent cyclist deaths
This data viz doesn’t help you understand why though… I whole heartedly agree with Kyle Jones’ reasoning, that bicycle helmets should be viewed as discretionary due to their inconvenience, ineffectiveness at preventing the most likely injuries and dehumanizing effect of people on bikes in the eyes of drivers. The health benefits of using transit as…
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Pastor vs Hospital Executive
Who is more likely to embrace the use of AI in their work? At the SingleStore AI conference I spoke to a guy who said he runs 40+ hospitals but AI isn’t his thing. More or less, he said that’s a problem for his lower level staff and he was just hearing to support one speaker. As…
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IDEO : Pricing Power Clarity
I was at a client site yesterday interviewing a Service Manager and explaining the process I’m following at his business to try and develop insights on pricing and business opportunities. Strictly speaking I am following EBITDA Catalyst‘s Pricing Power Clarity approach over a longer timeframe, but the Service Manager thought this had a lot of similarities…
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