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Achieving Startup Success via Product-Market Fit

Tom Spencer

It has come to be known as product-market fit. After lack of funding, failure to achieve product-market fit is the most common reason that startups fail. Thus, achieving product-market fit should be a top priority for any founder looking to achieve long-term success. What problems do customers actually have?

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Sustainable Aviation: Emerging Trends and Opportunities

Tom Spencer

Aerospace is one of the fastest growing markets. While both the size of the market and its growth rate are both large, so is its carbon footprint. The Aviation Market. Ever since the Wright Brother’s famous first flight in 1903, the aviation market has gone nowhere but up. per year over the same period.

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Venezuela Strengthens Currency Controls in Impossible Mission to Stop Capital Flight; Airlines Collapse; End of the Line

MishTalk

In an effort to get money out of Venezuela, airline ticket sales had been booked solid for months. One airline cancelled all flights. The exchange rate for foreign travelers was just set to is 11.36 The black market exchange rate is 79 Bolivars per dollar. On the currency side, the official exchange rate is 6.3

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Free Market Response to Ebola

MishTalk

A third reader asked " what is the free market response? " Before tackling the free market issue, let''s first review the government''s response to date. Free Market Response It''s 100% certain the free market response would not have been the government''s response to date. I read a comment that airlines are being greedy.

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Thanksgiving Travel Nightmare: Over 700 Flights Canceled, Major Storms; Black Friday Ice; Please Drive Safely

MishTalk

If you are traveling tonight or tomorrow, please take extra time. If you are traveling by plane, please check your flight schedule. As snow rapidly exits the Northeast into Thanksgiving Day, there will still be some travel trouble spots in the wake of the storm.

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Book Review – “How the mighty fall” by Jim Collins

Tom Spencer

A fine example of a company that passed through the five stages of decline to ultimately collapse was the one popularly known as “the king of good times” – Kingfisher Airlines. Kingfisher Airlines, once known for its best in class service, on board meals, and staff courtesy fell from grace due to excessive arrogance.

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The Secret Sauce to a Superior Customer Experience

Rick Conlow

I travel often. Websites that are unresponsive or marketed products that are unavailable. Delta Airlines employees never seem to be happy. Secret Sauce #2 Ingredient What if company managers treated the employees like Olympic athletes? A superior customer experience is rare. The poor examples outnumber the good.

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