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Be expendable – The Daily PPILL #232

Be expendable – The Daily PPILL #232

Startups wear agility on their sleeves. They pride themselves on navigating by the seat of their pants. Improvising in the face of the unexpected, is great. It allows to deal with the unplanned. But one of the primary goals for a startup is to be a learning...
The Ice King – The Daily PPILL #231

The Ice King – The Daily PPILL #231

If you lived in the 1800’s, there was no way to order a drink “on the rocks”. Maybe during the winter, but then you probably yearned for something warmer. Simply, there was no way to effectively manufacture ice. This made it also very difficult to...
Golden parachutes – The Daily PPILL #230

Golden parachutes – The Daily PPILL #230

CEOs are the Kings of today. They have tremendous power over the people that work for them, and enjoy fame and riches. And while kings not always had the merit to be named, and their power went so far as to decide on the life or death of their subjects, and to send...
Developing winning strategies – The Daily PPILL #229

Developing winning strategies – The Daily PPILL #229

I have no doubt in my mind, that having a sound strategy that is shared and understood by all  stakeholders, and then execute flawlessly, is the way to lead an organization towards success. Yet so many organizations fail to find that winning strategy, or even if...
Too good to be legal – The Daily PPILL #228

Too good to be legal – The Daily PPILL #228

What’s a sure way to know that a technology is A.- disruptive, and B.- impactful? Well, when those in the status quo start to notice, talk about it, and -especially- attempting to prohibit it. So here is the first evidence that AI has just reached the maturity...