The best disruptors are focused on customers, not products, they use technology rather than fear it, they create new opportunities often where regulations don't exist and they are backed by those with deep pockets and an appetite for risk. Colin Cullis presents stories of Business Unusual - those people and companies driving the next industrial revolution. The associated articles and videos are available here
https://www.702.co.za/features/110/business-unusual
Gesamtlänge aller Episoden: 2 days 13 hours 8 minutes
The Most Hated Man on the Internet, a three-part Netflix docuseries is why we need to get rid of passwords
The Netflix documentary The Most Hated Man on the Internet highlights the willingness of some to do anything to make some money and how vulnerable we are to those who are intent at getting access to our accounts...
Meta: to infinity or not
The standard plan these days is become a billionaire and then set your sights on going to space.
It has been the play for Jeff Bezos, Richard Branson and of course Elon Musk, but Mark Zuckerberg the richest billionaire by age (38 and $67 billion) is looking to go further into cyberspace rather than outer space. He has both the time and the money to do it, but it will not be easy.
Audio credit: Adam Mosseri
Image credit: Meta
See omnystudio...
Your car as a service - mobile subscriptions of a new kind
You may think paying for heated seats as a subscription is a crazy idea, but is likely to be one that becomes more common.
The Daily Show clip can be found here - https://youtu.be/PukjFP0zgVY
See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Will Elon Musk be made to buy Twitter now that he does not want to?
First Elon Musk was keen and Twitter was not, now Twitter is keen and Elon Musk is not.
It will be decided in court in October if a settlement is not reached before then, but what was Musk hoping to buy in the first place?
Audio credit: TED Talks
Image credit: © Twitter
See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Duty Free shopping is more interesting that you thought
There are many characters in the evolution of duty free shopping, Business Unusual looks at two that have stood out.
See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Business Unusual looks at duty free industry and why Ireland has benefited so much from it.
Guest: Colin Cullis | Product Owner at Primedia Broadcasting See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Business Unusual - beyond a minimum wage, to a liveable wage
Guest: Graeme Codrington | Futurist and Partner at TomorrowToday |
See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Business Unusual - AI algorithms are being appointed to boards of companies and Cabinets of countries (and Google thinks its AI engine might have become self-aware and conscious)
Guest: Graeme Codrington | Futurist and Partner at TomorrowToday|
See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Business Unusual - LGBTQI affirmations in the workplace.
Guest: Graeme Codrington | Futurist and Partner at TomorrowToday
See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Business Unusual looks at a way to fight cancer with viruses
Virus have been around long before humans and their incredible variety and myriad of functions may become our most effective tool to fight cancer.
A human trial using a cancer targeting virus is underway, the outcome may be a game changer for one of the most common causes of death in humans.
Audio credit: Imugene
See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.