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Defrag DeVore

Published on Nov 29, 2015

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PRESENTATION OUTLINE

INDUSTRIAL ENTROPY

TECHNOLOGY, CAPITALISM AND THE RISE OF THE AGILE FIRM
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RONALD COASE

"THE NATURE OF THE FIRM"

WWII + THE RISE OF THE

GLOBAL MULTINATIONAL FIRM

TECHNOLOGY AS AN ENABLER

OF THE INTEGRATED GLOBAL FIRM

THE MICROPROCESSOR ERA

SHIFTS THE BALANCE

FIRST, SOFTWARE DECONSTRUCTED

THE INDUSTRIAL VALUE CHAIN

THEN, SOFTWARE DECONSTRUCTED

WHITE-COLLAR KNOWLEDGE WORK

THE TAIL IS NOW WAGGING THE DOG

WHAT DOES INDUSTRIAL ENTROPY LOOK LIKE?

REDUCTIO AD ABSURDUM

HMM...

REVISITING "THE NATURE OF THE FIRM"

VENTURE CAPITAL + THE FIRM

RULE #1: CAPITAL SEEKS DOMINANCE

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RULE #2: ACHIEVING DOMINANCE IS "PLANFUL"

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RULE #3: DOMINANCE HAS BECOME FRAGILE

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AGILITY AT SCALE =DOMINANCE

(A CAPABILITY, NOT A STATE OF BEING)

USE THE RATE OF TECHNOLOGY + CULTURAL CHANGE

AS A STRATEGIC WEAPON
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POSTSCRIPT

TECHNOLOGY, CAPITALISM + HUMAN BEINGS
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THANK YOU

CHRIS DEVORE | @CRASHDEV | CHRISD@GMAIL.COM
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