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🟢 Why most innovation books suck
Let's face it, most innovation books suck. They look nicer and nicer with fancy, colorful designs, yet they won't help you move your business one inch forward.
Philippe MEDA
Since 2007, Philippe has collaborated with hundreds of startups and advised numerous multinational corporations on disruptive innovation strategies. He also teaches MBA courses in Europe and Shanghai.
Insights2025
🟢 9 Strategic insights for 2025 - 9. The big startup reboot?
The final article on the "2025 Insights" series loops back on startups, why the game has already changed and what it means for corporates.
AI
🟢 Is the war in Gaza already changing what we can accept from AI?
As I was recently exploring this notion of 80%-OK vs. 99%-OK problems, I dove into how the current wars in Ukraine and Gaza have changed AI. For instance, how much leeway do you give to errors when a drone has to identify and lock on a specific target
AI
Solving Big Tech abuses with a GPT? Sure thing!
I'm still experimenting with my iCopilots-GTP, and I just fished back an article from 2022 discussing ways to regulate Big Tech platforms and limit their abuses. I was referencing an article from Anil Dash that gave his version of the Big Tech playbook to avoid sanctions and abuse
Quick note
Now you know who is BYD
BYD was founded in 1995 in Shenzhen as a battery manufacturer. In 2003, they took over the Chinese state-owned Tsinchuan Automobile Company and started working on eletric vehicles. 2003 is exactly the year Tesla was founded too. It took +20 years but BYD now surpasses Tesla in worlwide sales. Let
AI
The hidden costs of AI
If you’re marveling at how cheap it seems to use AI, or how accessible it’s become to ask complex questions and get coherent answers, hold onto that thought—because the true costs of AI are anything but cheap. What we’re witnessing with hyperscale AI companies like OpenAI,
AI-Generated
Beyond AI: the high-stakes frontiers of digital innovation
🤖This article has been generated by icopilots-GPT, a custom-made AI fed with +1,400 articles, discussions, and frameworks from www.icopilots.com - Don't panic. This is not the new editorial policy here, just a series of (hopefully) interesting tests I'm running - Philippe In a
Hot Takes
The electric vehicles paradox in Europe
From a pure innovation standpoint, electric vehicles (EVs) should have shifted into high gear across Europe by now, achieving full market penetration. Yet, they’re lagging, stuck somewhere between early adopters and mainstream acceptance. For any true market-shaking innovation, once it crosses that “chasm” from niche adoption to broader appeal,
AI
Testing iCopilotsGPT
I'm trying to better understand what is the current readiness level of a custom ChatGPT model fed with the content of our blog. The key question? How much can it a) dig information out of +1,400 articles and b) synthesize them in a voice that wouldn'
Newsletter
🟢 9 Strategic insights for 2025 - 8. The battle for the rails
Europe spent ten to fifteen years dreaming of startups while the next battle for tech supremacy was already waged elsewhere, on the new "rails" and critical infrastructure.
Hot Takes
Can Tesla deliver robotaxis? They'll have to answer these 15 questions first
A few days ago, Elon Musk showed off his promised robotaxi, the Cybercab. The Tesla Cybercab is a cool-looking prototype that needed to be much more than thatThe same, tired promises.The Verge This Cybercab might never get to the streets–or at least not without solving half a dozen
Weak Signals
Will AI win the Nobel for the U.S. from now on?
Back in September 2022, I was reporting on digital and AI: (...) this Friday, I'd suggest we get some fresh air and a dose of solid optimism about what digital can achieve. How? Remembering that artificial intelligence cracked one of the most complex problems of modern biology this year: