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Crichton’s Jurassic Park: Chapter 13 “Airport” (Pages 79 – 81) Biosyn, Dodgson & Nedry

Posted on August 4, 2025 by flybrand1976

Biosyn, the corporate nemesis to InGen, hangs around for at least one more chapter. So much of the modern franchise depicts the ‘evils of InGen’ and follows derivative corporate greed with future movies talking about weaponizing dinosaurs, world-devouring-locusts, etc. – … Continue reading →

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Crichton’s Jurassic Park: Chapter 12 “Target of Opportunity” (Pages 74 – 78) Corporate Competition from Biosyn, Nedry’s Employer

Posted on August 3, 2025 by flybrand1976

Companies almost never call emergency board meetings – the game of business occurs between board meetings. Board meetings are the whistle at the end of the quarter, or to close out the game and move to the next phase of … Continue reading →

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AI in Manufacturing: What Worked and What Did Not

Posted on May 29, 2025 by flybrand1976

With our small business we’ve used premium subscription services to several of the current top AI platforms to see what kind of impact we could have. With less than $10 million in revenue and ~25 employees, this was an opportunity … Continue reading →

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Beyond Bottlenecks: Using Goldratt’s The Goal to Guide AI in Manufacturing

Posted on May 27, 2025 by flybrand1976

Industrial AI has some amazing claims and lackluster performance. If we use AI as a plot device in manufacturing’s most well known novel – Goldratt’s The Goal – it helps us see where the hype cycle is too far gone, … Continue reading →

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“Why do you want to work here?” Answering Interview Questions

Posted on August 24, 2024 by flybrand1976

Our children have summer jobs and we were recently talking about how to answer this question. The ideal answer includes, (1) the goals of the interviewer, the goals of the organization, (2) the goals of the person interviewing, (3) and … Continue reading →

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Crichton’s Jurassic Park: Chapter 11 “Choteau” (Pages 72 – 73) Patronage and Science

Posted on July 28, 2024 by flybrand1976

Dr. Grant and Dr. Ellie Satler wait for John Hammond’s jet and then join him to travel to Costa Rica with a stop off in Dallas. Hammond claims the trip will be short and simple. Best Writing, Quotes “Although many … Continue reading →

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Crichton’s Jurassic Park: Chapter 10 “Hammond” (Pages 67 – 72) Meet the Miniature Marketing Elephant

Posted on July 27, 2024 by flybrand1976

We’ve met Hammond three chapters earlier, and his surname will also serve as the title of Chapter 56 in the ‘7th Iteration’ towards the close of the book. Donald Gennaro, who works for InGen’s counsel, prepares to skip his daughter’s … Continue reading →

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Six Signs You Should Explore Growth with Healthcare Buyers

Posted on December 3, 2023 by flybrand1976

Originally posted to LinkedIn. Full list of 17 LinkedIn articles – all are found here at this blog as well. Everybody wants to live longer and feel better, nobody enjoys seeing another human suffering or in pain. Demand for products … Continue reading →

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Michael Crichton’s Jurassic Park: Deconstructing the Literary Launch of a Franchise – Chapter 9 “Plans” (Pages 59 – 66)

Posted on December 3, 2023 by flybrand1976

Chapter 9 returns us to Alan Grant’s velociraptor excavation site where he is provided information about Isla Nubar that lacks any context or clarity. He imagines the velociraptor they excavate as a living organism, hunting in packs and deadly to all. Continue reading →

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Michael Crichton’s Jurassic Park: Deconstructing the Literary Launch of a Franchise – Chapter 8 “Cowan, Swain and Ross” (Pages 57 – 59)

Posted on December 2, 2023 by flybrand1976

Chapter 8 brings us back to the lawyer’s office where we hear counsel discuss their client, Ingen and their plans for Jurassic Park. Counsel will be sending an attendee along with the audit that is bringing Alan Grant and Ian Malcolm to the island. Continue reading →

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