Content creators should measure success according to their goals, whether earning a sustainable income, demonstrating expertise, helping people learn, or building a community
Cooperatives were built on the idea that people can achieve more together than they can individually. That principle remains relevant even as technology changes how people work, transact, and make decisions.
As technology expands the ways organizations can reach and understand customers, I believe the greater opportunity lies in turning those capabilities into experiences, relationships, and collaborations that create lasting value.
As polished production becomes increasingly accessible, organizations will need more than the ability to generate. They will need worthwhile ideas, distinctive inputs, meaningful measures, and the discipline to test assumptions against reality.
Procurement organizations understandably manage supplier risk. But perhaps we should also start examining what I would call buyer-created supplier risk.
Having capital may allow you to start. Having the bandwidth to make good decisions through the inevitable ups and downs may determine whether you can build something that endures.
Understanding why products are becoming more expensive requires looking beyond inflation headlines, particularly through the experiences of MSMEs that face these pressures most directly.
