If we live in the future — and we do — your company must also live in the future. But what does that look like in practice? How can you get there? What do you need to do to improve? All good questions. Fortunately, we have some answers for you. The latest episode of Thinks Out Loud looks at how to build a digital company, one that will last for years to come, so that you and your business can live in the future too.

Want to learn more? Here are the show notes for you.

Thinks Out Loud Episode 302: How to Build a Digital Company Headlines and Show Notes

Free Downloads

I’d mentioned during the show that we have a free download for you, which you can find right here:

* Digital & E-commerce Maturity Matrix. As promised in the show notes, here’s a PDF that can help you assess your company’s digital maturity. You can use this to better understand where your company excels and where its opportunities lie. And, of course, we’re here to help if you need it. The Digital & E-commerce Maturity Matrix rates your company’s effectiveness — Ad Hoc, Aware, Striving, Driving — in 6 key areas in digital today, including:

* Customer Focus

* Strategy

* Technology

* Operations

* Culture

* Data

* A Brief Introduction to Thinks Out Loud. As a bonus, we’ve also included this PDF document that highlights some of our core episodes to help you dig into what the show is about. We think it will help you capture the show’s essence while you’re working your way through the 300-plus episodes published so far. Download it here.

Show Notes and Links

As always, here are the "regular" show notes, detailing links and news related to this week’s episode.

* How We Get to Brand 2030 (Thinks Out Loud Episode 301)

* Looking to the Future (Thinks Out Loud Episode 300!)

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