Everyone Can Do It – Getting Started with AI (Artificial Intelligence)

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Family Secrets: Chris Pratt & Millie Bobby Brown Share Stories From Set 22:08

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Host Francesca Amiker sits down with directors Joe and Anthony Russo, producer Angela Russo-Otstot, stars Millie Bobby Brown and Chris Pratt, and more to uncover how family was the key to building the emotional core of The Electric State . From the Russos’ own experiences growing up in a large Italian family to the film’s central relationship between Michelle and her robot brother Kid Cosmo, family relationships both on and off of the set were the key to bringing The Electric State to life. Listen to more from Netflix Podcasts . State Secrets: Inside the Making of The Electric State is produced by Netflix and Treefort Media.…

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Lots of talk about AI, but many small and mid-size businesses still aren’t applying AI. This podcast is a short primer on what’s happening in AI and how to get started. You can do it wrong, and we explain how easy it is to use the wrong data sets. And you can apply it wrong, attempting problems that require adaptability between data sets. Or you can do it right by focusing on activities that are repetitive, and where you have (or can acquire) good data. From roboticization to machine learning to AI this podcast will help you figure out where to start.

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Do you have repetitive activities that eat up employee time, and look easy to turn over to a machine?
Do you have good data on your operations, or customers, or vendors, or other parts of your business that you can use to feed an AI model?
Are you working hard to acquire good data on important activities of your business so you can apply AI?
Do you have a vision of the future of AI so you can counsel your family, friends and employees about jobs that will likely remain, and jobs likely to be replaced by AI?

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#Tech #Business News #Entrepreneur #Business #News #Spark Partners #Adam Hartung #Manny Teran #Disruption #Entrepreneurship #Innovation #Marketing #Technology #Trends #Strategy #Growth

The Business Trendsetter Podcast

Everyone Can Do It – Getting Started with AI (Artificial Intelligence)

The Business Trendsetter Podcast

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Thinking Points:

Do you have repetitive activities that eat up employee time, and look easy to turn over to a machine?
Do you have good data on your operations, or customers, or vendors, or other parts of your business that you can use to feed an AI model?
Are you working hard to acquire good data on important activities of your business so you can apply AI?
Do you have a vision of the future of AI so you can counsel your family, friends and employees about jobs that will likely remain, and jobs likely to be replaced by AI?

210 tập

#Tech #Business News #Entrepreneur #Business #News #Spark Partners #Adam Hartung #Manny Teran #Disruption #Entrepreneurship #Innovation #Marketing #Technology #Trends #Strategy #Growth

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The Business Trendsetter Podcast

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Yes, You Can Outplan Trump . Even During this Chaos 37:44

cách đây 6 weeks trước37:44

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Only 6 weeks into the new administration and many small and mid-size business leaders are giving up on planning. With Musk at DOGE sending out cost cutting measures, while other real department heads appear to be doing nothing – or doing something equally outrageous – it’s easy to say “there’s no reason to plan. Who knows what will happen next?” That would be wrong. This podcast explains how the big trends have not changed. On the surface it may appear different, but if you know your customers’ needs you know to continue pursuing them. What’s happening around you is not “disruption, “ but in fact chaos. And during chaos opportunities abound. Surely you can see through the chaos to identify customers’ needs and how the cuts being made only create more opportunities to fill those needs. Don’t be paralyzed by the loudness and outrageousness. Don’t let poorly defined terms like “swamp” confuse you. Instead recognize that chaos has happened before, and you can manage your way through it with good planning. Lead like a winner during this period and you’ll be a winner as things reach a “new normal.” Thinking Points: Did you do scenario planning back in November, after the election, to prepare for what’s happening now? Are you recognizing how the big trends have not changed? Just how you can react to them in some markets. Chaos creates opportunity - by definition. Do you see it that way, or are you choosing to be paralyzed? Do you realize great leaders create. They don’t tear apart. Are you ready to help your customers grow during their feeling of fear?…

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How the New CEO is Screwing up Starbucks, and the Lessons from DeepSeek Release 36:06

cách đây 9 weeks trước36:06

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Starbucks succeeded for years by building out a fantastic Value Delivery System supporting its Value Proposition. This podcast explains how leadership allowed a focus on the VDS to drift the company away from its VP, and recently hire a new CEO who’s doing enormous harm to long term value by implementing short-term VDS improvements. This podcast also overviews what SMB leaders need to know about DeepSeek and the evolution of AI. AI is getting better and cheaper, and like the internet did previously, is greatly improving business capabilities at lower cost. What’s been called “breakthroughs” are significant advancements that demonstrate all businesses will have no choice about using AI if they are to survive, thus it is imperative SMBs start using the technology now. This podcast provides jumping off points to get started. Thinking Points: Do you know your Value Proposition? Are your “improvements” enhancing your VP to customers, or detracting from your VP by focusing on how to lower cost? Are you encouraging employees to seek out applications of AI to improve operations and enhance your Value Proposition? Are you testing applications for both generative and reasoning AI? Does your future planning include significant application of AI, or are you expecting AI to happen magically?…

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To Grow Like Netflix Find New Markets 29:02

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Netflix just blew out expectations for new subscribers, and the stock – one again – is at all time highs. To understand why Netflix is so successful is to understand that the company keeps investing in entirely new markets and solutions, which drives new revenue streams. Rather than focusing on how to do more of the same better, faster, cheaper Netflix keeps using trends to find new growth opportunities. This podcast explains how attempts to defend & extend your business ultimately fail – like Sears. And like the bad decisions McDonald’s made to grow the burger business rather than investing in Chipotles and Boston Market. And how the CNN CEO killed CNN+ when the market was going digital. Yet we all over-invest in our old business, and under-invest in doing the new thing. Because we’re too comfortable thinking we can get away with it, when in fact we can’t. Thinking Points: How much of your time do you spend defending & extending your current business versus looking for new opportunities? How many of your best people are working on defending your current business vs identifying new opportunities? How willing are you to invest in something new for higher growth, even as returns on your existing business are declining? Are you watching trends and figuring out how the world will create opportunites, or are you fixated on solving problems?…

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Building a Community - Frank Vidal - Founder, Thrive 44:52

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The episode of the Business Trendsetter Podcast Innovators Series features Manny Teran interviewing Frank Vidal, a development manager and founder of the Tucson Thrive virtual mastermind group. Frank shares insights into his community-building efforts through Tucson Thrive, which fosters open, vulnerable discussions and authentic relationships among members. The conversation explores mentorship gaps for entrepreneurs, the impact of social media and AI on networking, the importance of financial literacy, and the need for creating meaningful personal connections. Frank highlights the value of storytelling, vulnerability, and building community as cornerstones of personal and professional growth.…

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Will Your Biz Move Forward, or Backward, in 2025 34:20

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The administration is changing in 2025, and it’s sure to impact businesses. But you can plan for change. Looking backward, all the way to Kodak and Xerox and Amazon we can see that it is possible to plan your way to success, while avoiding pitfalls, decline and failure. It’s important to plan for trends, rather than just looking at the past, realizing that big trends transcend politics offering the chance to grow regardless administrations. This podcast overviews the big trends that will impact all businesses, and offers insights on how to plan for success. Demographics have nothing to do with administrations, and by understanding those trends you can become a leader in your business – both by retargeting your hiring and better understanding customer needs. And understanding that promotion is now completely different, yet still accessible if you put your money in the right place. Meanwhile, understanding your Value Proposition can keep you from backsliding into oblivion as you do more of the same, while those who overcome rigidity to their Value Delivery System move forward with new offerings meeting emerging needs. Thinking Points: Do you let your plans be jerked around by headlines and politician statements, or do you have a handle on how long-term trends will impact your customers needs and your suppliers? Are you implementing processes that worked 10, 20, or more years ago failing to recognize that you need new processes to reach customers and effectively source? When you meet a really tough problem do you become Don Quixote, fighting to continue despite the trends, or do you adapt to the inevitable? Are you tracking the results of your existing practices and looking for “a better way?”…

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Transforming Technical Staffing - Molly Gravatt - CEO and Founder 34:52

cách đây 13 weeks trước34:52

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Molly Gravatt, the inspiring founder of Radiant Dev, shares her remarkable journey from a career in volleyball to trailblazer in technology staffing. Her story is a testament to the power of perseverance, people, and purpose. With over a decade of experience at Allegis Group, Molly honed her expertise in building connections and understanding what drives businesses forward: their people. A life-changing moment during her divorce, coupled with unwavering support from her partner, gave Molly the courage to leap into entrepreneurship. Today, Radiant Dev is redefining the staffing industry by crafting high-performing engineering teams and fostering meaningful relationships with both W2 and 1099 workers. Molly’s approach stands out in an industry often marked by transactional interactions—she champions a personal, thoughtful touch that prioritizes people over process. She also speaks passionately about the transformative role of AI in recruitment, the shifting dynamics of the workforce, and the urgent need to eliminate bias in hiring practices. Molly’s story is a powerful reminder that embracing change, valuing people, and leading with authenticity can spark extraordinary success.…

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Innovators Series Announcement 1:22

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Spark Partners is excited to introduce the Innovators Series, a special mini-series within the Business Trendsetter Podcast. In this new series, Manny Teran will sit down with entrepreneurs, business leaders, and bold innovators to uncover the stories behind their journeys—exploring their triumphs, challenges, and the lessons they’ve learned along the way. Meanwhile, the core Business Trendsetter Podcast will continue to bring you weekly episodes featuring Adam Hartung and Manny Teran, offering valuable insights into trends, current events, and case studies that reveal what it truly takes to achieve long-term success. Stay tuned and join the conversation with Spark Partners!…

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GM Writes Off Cruise Robotaxi Business – Lessons Learned 35:29

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After almost a decade, and investing $10B, GM has simply quit the Robotaxi effort. It joins a long list of big-time investors who wrote off more billions – Uber, Lyft, Ford and even Apple. Why were they so wrong? This podcast explains how the lack of a Value Proposition meant these efforts were unlikely to succeed, even with “all the money in the world.” Lacking a clear reason for their existence, this was money chasing technology for technology’s sake – versus customer needs. We can learn from this lesson not only how to be smart about investing in new markets, but also how to get more focused with our offerings in order to improve our Value Proposition and chances of success – as has happened with the long-haul driverless truck segment. And, we can learn how tracking investments by the giants create opportunities for SMBs to leverage their investments for gains in smaller businesses. When we can’t afford to invest like giants we can afford to adapt new developments for the good of our customers and our business. Thinking Points: Are you sure you know your Value Proposition – and the poorly met needs of customers? Do you know what they need and don’t have a solution for today? Do you look for segments where needs are particularly acute, and offer much higher returns for implementing new solutions that add value? Are you focused on understanding were companies with big money are investing their money, so you can leverage their investments into solutions for your customers? Are you willing to be an early adopter of new technologies so you can lead your customers to better solutions, rather than cautiously waiting and thus letting competitors get the edge?…

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In 2025 Managing for Change – Separate Risk from Uncertainty 30:37

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We often think of risk and uncertainty as the same thing. We say “I don’t know what to do,” concluding doing something (often anything) seems risky. But that is wrong. Just because you’re uncertain what to do doesn’t mean it’s risky. And you can be certain about what you do while taking actions (often doing the status quo) that incur a lot of risk. It’s important to know the difference so you can manage both uncertainty and risk successfully. This podcast explains how doing nothing in the face of uncertainty is usually the worst thing you can do. Instead we need to recognize that uncertainty doesn’t mean risk, and work to reduce the uncertainty so you can properly assess risk and make good decisions. Just because you don’t know what to do doesn’t mean you don’t need to take action. Success requires we understand how to recognize uncertainty, and manage the uncertainty. Then accumulate information in order to properly assess the risk. This podcast explains how you can do that, especially as we face a very challenging and uncertain change in administrations in 2025. Thinking Points: Do you often stop, and wait, before making a business decision just because you’re uncertain what to do? Have you ever recognized that if you had taken a decision sooner you would have created a better outcome? Do you often see the future as risky? Do you avoid what you perceive as risky? Do you try to eliminate uncertainty by avoiding change – even in the face of unavoidable change?…

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Post Election Scenario Planning – Needed Now More Than Ever! 33:31

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The election results are in, and it’s assured that America – which means the globe – is going to be dealing with change. Are you prepared? Hoping these changes won’t affect your business is foolhardy, and luck is not a strategy! Long-term trends are not affected by this election. The upside-down demographic pyramid isn’t going to change, nor is climate change and awareness thereof, nor is the rapid movement to automated processes. The new administration will likely react to all 3 differently than the previous administration, but the trends are still there and will impact your business. Scenario planning can be well applied to these short-term impacts in order to prepare for threats, and seize opportunities! This podcast explains how to use scenario planning tools to understand likely impacts, and how to prepare. SMB leaders are busy folks. They have a business to run, with daily struggles to meet customer needs and manage costs. It’s easy to skip scenario planning for the future in lieu of managing today. But we KNOW that the short-term future will be loaded with change. This isn’t a maybe, it’s a certainty. Never has scenario planning been more important to prepare for the short-term disruptions, while positioning for long-term success. Listen to how you can identify changes and use scenario planning to act today so you are prepared tomorrow. Luck is not a strategy!! Scenario planning can create a viable strategy for future success. Now is the time. Thinking points: Mass deportations will worsen the labor shortage problem. Reduction in law enforcement (FBI, ATF, etc) will increase cybercrime, fraud, white collar crime, drug sales and gun availability. Protecting your customers, employees, suppliers and community will increasingly rely on you doing more, relying on government entities less. Reduced reliance on vaccines and immunizations, plus lowered budgets for drug and food testing, means that responsibility for health and welfare of customers, employees and family members will be up to business leaders. Firings of military leaders and elimination of DEI programs will further damage the ability to recruit and retain soldiers, leading to fewer troops available for fighting offshore threats. Increasing the risk to supply chains and more foreign conflicts. Simultaneously a near-term focus of using the military for domestic issues like rounding up deportees will reduce resources for offshore threats, protecting supply chains and taking advantage of global opportunities.…

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What Nvidia Replacing Intel on the DJIA Means for YOU 34:18

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AI chip maker Nvidia is replacing Intel on the Dow Jones Industrial Average this week. This may seem irrelevant to your business. But it is, in fact, pretty meaningful. There is an important lesson in this podcast for all leaders about maintaining relevancy, following trends and smartly investing your resources. The DJIA members are supposed to be the 30 most secure, powerful and safe public companies in America. But they keep changing. In the last years some pretty important companies were kicked off the list – Intel, Walgreens, Exxon-Mobil, Pfizer, GE, AT&T, Alcoa, HP, Bank of America, Kraft, General Motors, Kodak, Sears. Who replaced them? Nvidia, Amazon, Salesforce, Amgen, Apple, Nike, Visa, United Health Group, Cisco Systems, Verizon and Home Depot. Do you see a pattern? Those kicked off were great companies, but they became great being good at something that became irrelevant. The replacements are companies that recognized big trends, then built on those trends to rapidly grow sales and become important market leaders. The new guys – like the Biblical David – used new tools to overwhelm industry giants and come out victorious. This podcast explains how companies of all sizes can act like David in order to be more successful, and overwhelm other competitors that look like giants but can be beaten by using new, available tools. Thinking Points: Do you ever question your relevancy in your market? To your customers? Do you know your customers biggest unmet needs – even if those ummet needs aren’t aligned with your Value Delivery System? Do you invest in new tools to be more competitive, or mostly invest in trying to improve what you’ve always done? Do you recognize trends, and change where you invest along with the trends to be more successful?…

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Return to Office Mandates Are a Bad Idea 31:30

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During the pandemic we learned how to work very effectively outside the office. Work From Home became the trend, and it has persevered more than 5 years later. But some leaders want to go against the trend and make employees return to the office full time. It is never a good idea to fight trends, and this podcast explains why full time return to office is a very bad idea. 1) Employees are less productive working from an office. A lot of time is wasted on unnecessary tasks (documented in this podcast,) which costs a lot of money. And leaders tend to be really sloppy managing people and the work process, leading to even poorer productivity. 2) Employee engagement is going in the dumpster – which is the opposite from the goal return to office was supposed to create. This podcasts takes a deeper dive into sources of engagement, and identifies why the trend to working from home creates higher engagement, while forcing folks to the office does the opposite. 3) Demographics do not favor the employer. With more retirees and fewer young workers, employees have the stronger hand. If you want to succeed you have to manage employees along the trends that make them want to work for you. Thinking points: Did you think productivity was worse in the pandemic, or better? Do you really think employees prefer 100% in office to a WFH or hybrid environment? Want data confirms your thinking? Do you focus on creating stronger engagement, or are you trying to brute force higher productivity? Do you want an innovative and motivated workforce? If so, are you doing what will motivate them (rather than motivates you?)…

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It’s All About Growth – Starbucks, Tesla and Pharmacy Retailers 34:35

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Every business owner wants to know the secret to great success. It’s really more simply than most think – because it’s all about growth. Years ago we researched the sources of wealth creation, and nothing was even close to being as important as revenue growth. This podcast explains why 10%/year revenue growth is crucial to remaining relevant, and why just 2 quarters of declining revenue can be deadly. A dive into Starbucks revenue troubles demonstrates how easily a company can derail itself by focusing on one thing. And we explain why higher earnings at Tesla is buoying the stock, but revenue problems in the auto part of the company likely portends rough days ahead for the EV pioneer. Companies that don’t shift with markets will end up like the pharmacy retailers Walgreens, Rite Aid, CVS and independents that have mosly lost relevancy despite fantastic histories. Thinking points: Do you have a plan to grow your revenues at 10%/year for the next decade? Do you think business is fine as long as you have earnings, even if revenues struggle? If you see a growth stall ahead do you know how to refocus on growth? Is your market shifting in ways that could make you irrelevant in the future?…

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Use Trends to Make Better Business Decisions 34:10

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Not so amazingly, we now know that people no longer stay at their jobs as long as they once did. Few stick around 10 years, and most leave a job every 4. Likewise, we know that warmer oceans have led to warmer gulfs, so hurricanes are more frequent and stronger – as are other bad weather events like floods and tornadoes. Despite knowing this is true, too few people build these facts into their future scenarios so they can make better decisions. This podcast explains how you can make far better decisions for the long-term health of your company if you utilize demographic trends to expand your gig workforce, and to smartly look for suppliers who aren’t in demographically troubled locations. Likewise, if you use climate trends you can realize that old notions about geographic location are out of date, and you’ll be a lot better off you position your business where you can succeed. Lastly this podcast overviews how NFL coaches are making better decisions and winning more games by using data, rather than historical practices and gut instincts. Announcers, fans and even owners are finding it challenging, but the NFL is quickly moving toward statistics for play calling, similar to how major league baseball did 20 years ago. Thinking points: Even though demographic trends are clearly apparent and easy to predict, do you make them part of your decision-making? Even though climate change is real, obvious and used for making weather predictions are you still denying that climate has an enormous impact on your business -- and how you make adjustments today can be the difference between success and failure? Are you open to changing your ideas about hiring, management and location in order to improve your business success? Do you collect data on your products, solutions and customers so you can see how to be more successful, or do you rely on gut instinct and how things always got done?…

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You’ll Succeed or Fail Based on Knowing Your Value Proposition 31:31

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23andMe came on the scene as Time magazines “Invention of the Year” in 2008. The silicon valley DNA testing company went public with a $6B valuation in 2021. Now it’s worth $150M and sinking fast as the Board has resigned and the company appears directionless. What went wrong? MOL Group in Hungary thought of itself as an oil & gas developer and retailer. But today it is doing wildly better, growing revenues and profits and is a leader in AI implementation despite being far from silicon valley operating in eastern Europe. What went right? This podcast explains how the former relied on its invention – its Value Delivery System – to launch, but never developed an understanding of its customers and the value they were ready to pay for. Neat technology, but not developed in a way that offered real value for customers or those in health care. It never had a clear Value Proposition. MOL group redefined its business away from its Value Delivery System, developing a very clear Value Proposition, which it used to move quickly into adopting and implementing artificial intelligence for streamlined operations that delivered greater growth. Your failure or success depends on having that clear Value Proposition to drive strategy and investment into new technologies for optimization and revenue growth. And this podcast goes further by describing how you can go from Value Proposition to action with a process for applying AI. Thinking Points: Do you know your Value Proposition – and is it clearly stated for the whole organization to use as a guiding light? Are you sure your Value Proposition isn’t just a fancy description of you Value Delivery System? Are you ready to move forward with new technologies, like AI, because you clearly see how they add value to your customers (as well as yourself?) Are you committed to transitioning and enhancing your Value Delivery System with new tools like AI in order to remain relevant with customers and find new routes to higher revenues?…

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