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The Goal – Chapter 05 – The Worst Corporate Meeting

Posted on September 7, 2018 by flybrand1976

“They’re out there renting warehouses to store all the crap they’re buying so cost-effectively.”  Continue reading →

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The Goal – Chapter 04 – Introducing Jonah in an Airport Flashback

Posted on September 6, 2018 by flybrand1976

(Full Chapter by Chapter Review) (Video Review of Chapter 4) With Chapter 04, the reader is 10% in to Goldratt’s classic and the pattern and story structure are getting clearer. This is a two-week flashback to an encounter with a … Continue reading →

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The Goal – Chapter 03 – Awful Corporate Meeting

Posted on September 5, 2018 by flybrand1976

[Visit the full Chapter by Chapter Summary!] In the first two chapters, Goldratt has set the stage with a troubled plant combined with the demands of family life. Chapter 3 is short. Our narrator, Rogo, faces a dreaded event – … Continue reading →

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The Goal – Chapter 02 – Defining Process

Posted on September 4, 2018 by flybrand1976

A page by page review of the highlights of Chapter 2 of Goldratt’s classic, “The Goal” which introduces the Theory of Constraints. #toc Continue reading →

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The Goal – Chapter 01 – Alex’s Production Site Fails

Posted on September 3, 2018 by flybrand1976

[This is #1 in a series covering all 40 Chapters – Visit the summary. Video summary is here, and a <60s summary of the chapter is here.] Chapter 1 of The Goal pulls the reader right in: Goldratt, the author … Continue reading →

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Apple’s Watch – Offense or Defense?

Posted on March 30, 2018 by flybrand1976

Apple’s watch is the future of the company.  The watch will shrink in size, radio quality will improve, capabilities will grow and eventually watch revenues will pass the iPhone. No, no, no. Apple’s watch is a defensive play. Look for … Continue reading →

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$TSLA’s Race Against Constraints

Posted on March 29, 2018 by flybrand1976

GP’s with a name portfolio company are coy with their humblebrag as they pitch new limited partners.  This isn’t the kid down the street who puts his Bo Jackson rookie card at the front of his card collection.  This is … Continue reading →

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Five criteria for picking winning industrial / manufacturing technologies

Posted on January 17, 2018 by flybrand1976

5 criteria for picking winning industrial technologies Continue reading →

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New or Better?

Posted on January 16, 2018 by flybrand1976

When new technologies arise there is a real desire to create a Disruptive Product(TM), to focus on the new and to avoid simply making a better version of the current market leader. Don’t fall into that trap. It is almost … Continue reading →

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Startups or Big Co?

Posted on January 16, 2018 by flybrand1976

Born between May 20 and June 20 – the astrological sign of Gemini, defined by the duality of the twins Castor and Pollux, lurks around every corner. While at UVA for undergraduate studies – this was captured in two different … Continue reading →

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