Steve Jobs and Gorilla Glass: Create Your Future

Each month, “Ammirati on Innovation” episodes will look at ways
that the disruptive-startup mentality is spreading beyond young
entrepreneurs to big established corporations. Serial
entrepreneur, venture capitalist and Carnegie Mellon B-school
professor Sean Ammirati, who sits at the intersection of these
high-change dynamics, provides insight. In this podcast, Sean and
I talk about how long it will take until we get the economy back
up and moving again.


Episode 14


Reimagining our companies is on Sean’s mind. We need to figure
out what the right innovation strategy is. The world is going to
be very different, and you need to build new products, new
services, and new value to your customers. And companies need to
do all that more rapidly and with more commitment than ever
before.


The notions of courage, commitment and vision in the face of
daunting threats have been with us forever. I mention to Sean one
of my favorite poems: “Horatius at the Bridge” by Thomas
Babington Macaulay describes how Horatius steps forward to do
what others believe is impossible as the Etruscan army is about
to invade. The specific form of the challenges faced by people
change over time, but the need for powerful and fearless
leadership is a constant.


Sean concludes with revisiting your operational plan, and how
you’re investing in your assets this year. In this time of crazy
transition and transformation, that’s all we have.


Also in this episode:


· Steve Jobs and Corning Gorilla Glass


· Work from home forever!


· A magical time for your business


· The mirror is much closer than it appears


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