Foolproof

This is the first episode of a multi-part series on the Future of Mobility. Today, we’re talking about the past, present and future of electric vehicles, or EVs.

While we have come to know EVs as a modern technology brought forward by the mighty Tesla, they actually have had a long, colorful history impeded ultimately by the limits of one technology: the battery. With new, modern battery technology and EVs achieving a second renaissance, it may help to look back in time when picturing a fully electric world.

Today we’re talking about the business of gifts, beginning with a classic Red Team Blue Team about the Ember Mug. We talk about the economics of gifts and specific characteristics that make certain consumer products great gifts

In this episode, we’re talking about the past, present, and future of commercial aviation. We explore the rise of supersonic jets, how they make the world a smaller place, and how the business of supersonic air travel might look in the near future.

While movie theaters around the world continue to deal with extreme adversity in the face of social distancing, streaming activity has reached an all-time high. It begs the question: how will movie theaters survive?

In this episode, we pit movie theaters against streaming services in classic “red team vs. blue team” fashion to explore how each model stands the test of time.

As much of the world suddenly shifted from daily in-person office interactions to work-from-home, we ask - what if we never go back to the office?