Doin' the Thing Podcast

Business Extinction - Lessons from History Applied to Post-COVID Thinking Season 2, Ep#9


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"Wanted: Young, skinny, wiry fellows not over 18. Must be expert riders, willing to risk death daily. Orphans preferred. Wages: $25 per week." The Pony Express would go on to reduce the time it took to deliver mail by over 60%. They would also forever close their doors in less than two years. Elsewhere, pneumatic tubes line the underground tunnels beneath the city of New York. They once delivered 55% of all mail throughout the city. They remain an unused symbol of an idea unable to stand the test of time.
Post-COVID, what industries will emerge, grow, and which ones will go the way of he Pony Express? Join us for a healthy exploration of past lessons from history and a look toward the post-COVID new normal.
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