Seth Godin Blog

DECEMBER 31, 2018

The cost of light, of transport and of food has dropped by orders of magnitude in just a few lifetimes. High efficiency, sustainable method for growing sufficient food, including market-shifting replacements for animals as food. High efficiency, renewable energy sources and useful batteries (cost, weight, efficiency).

Intellectual Property 34

Intellectual Property Efficiency Transportation Healthcare 34

Harvard Business

APRIL 19, 2016

Each of the potential business benefits of 3D printing carries tax implications that could alter the equation for any anticipated operating efficiency or return on investment. What happens, for example, if the value of a product’s underlying intellectual property overtakes its production value?

Intellectual Property 28

Intellectual Property Automotive Analysis Pharmaceuticals 28

Harvard Business

JULY 14, 2017

But most successful companies used electricity and motors to reinvent their existing businesses, whether in manufacturing, transportation, or construction. Intellectual capital. For most companies intellectual property is something that sits on their balance sheet.

Intellectual Property 28

Intellectual Property Strategy Strategy Strategy& 28

Tom Spencer

JANUARY 14, 2022

Wood was not necessarily phased out, as much as just naturally replaced by coal, which represented a more efficient and denser source of energy. Assuming energy can be produced via clean methods and transported to its intended destination, there will be one other key bottleneck to overcome: electricity storage. Waste Removal.

Energy 88

Energy Transportation Policies McKinsey 88

Harvard Business

OCTOBER 10, 2016

New entrants tend to start by exporting finished goods from the nearest Asian factory with a desire to protect brand quality and/or intellectual property and/or to minimize capital investments. Leverage scale and cost efficiencies and export products to neighboring countries. Drop product prices and boost volume growth.

Marketing 28

Marketing Intellectual Property Sales Retail 28

Harvard Business

APRIL 20, 2016

You’re competing against platforms like Uber in transportation, Google in automotive, Airbnb in hospitality, LinkedIn in recruiting, Netflix in television, and the list goes on. GM will place its cars in transportation hubs for use by Lyft drivers. In the future, GM plans to locate its self-driving cars in these hubs.

Software 28

Software Company Intellectual Property Airlines 28

Harvard Business

JULY 15, 2016

But overall the Clinton agenda mixes unlikely promises for significantly increased federal spending in education, basic research, and infrastructure with more specific reforms in such hot-button areas as immigration, intellectual property, and tech infrastructure. Here the Clinton agenda gets a mixed grade.

Intellectual Property 28

Intellectual Property Policies Wireless Government 28