Rita McGrath

But then I believe it was a series of natural disasters that they were able to basically go in as a charity and say, hey, look, we will donate this, you know, to keep people from getting terrible illnesses and whatnot. And that then did attract the attention of the NGO community, of the governmental community.

But then I believe it was a series of natural disasters that they were able to basically go in as a charity and say, hey, look, we will donate this, you know, to keep people from getting terrible illnesses and whatnot. And that then did attract the attention of the NGO community, of the governmental community.

And it became, I wouldn't say a wildly profitable business for them, but at least a viable business for them.

And it became, I wouldn't say a wildly profitable business for them, but at least a viable business for them.

And it became, I wouldn't say a wildly profitable business for them, but at least a viable business for them.

Yes. Well, and, you know, if you're helping a government look after their people, they're going to be much more willing to have a conversation with you about what other products you might introduce in their country.

Yes. Well, and, you know, if you're helping a government look after their people, they're going to be much more willing to have a conversation with you about what other products you might introduce in their country.

Yes. Well, and, you know, if you're helping a government look after their people, they're going to be much more willing to have a conversation with you about what other products you might introduce in their country.

Well, I think when we innovate, right, we have a tendency to make up in our heads what the right solution is, right? So if I've got a problem with elderly people not able to drive, then autonomous cars is the solution. But instead, what I find with successful entrepreneurs and innovators, they tend to carve out a problem space for themselves that could be open to multiple solutions.

Well, I think when we innovate, right, we have a tendency to make up in our heads what the right solution is, right? So if I've got a problem with elderly people not able to drive, then autonomous cars is the solution. But instead, what I find with successful entrepreneurs and innovators, they tend to carve out a problem space for themselves that could be open to multiple solutions.

Well, I think when we innovate, right, we have a tendency to make up in our heads what the right solution is, right? So if I've got a problem with elderly people not able to drive, then autonomous cars is the solution. But instead, what I find with successful entrepreneurs and innovators, they tend to carve out a problem space for themselves that could be open to multiple solutions.

And I think we often forget that, that there's lots of ways of making something happen that don't necessarily involve a whiz-bang technology or whatever. And in fact, in many cases, you're better off not having that.

And I think we often forget that, that there's lots of ways of making something happen that don't necessarily involve a whiz-bang technology or whatever. And in fact, in many cases, you're better off not having that.

And I think we often forget that, that there's lots of ways of making something happen that don't necessarily involve a whiz-bang technology or whatever. And in fact, in many cases, you're better off not having that.

Oh, absolutely. Absolutely. I think, you know, so much of the human journey, we don't like to think about this, but a lot of it is serendipity and chance. And did the right person speak up for you at the right time? And did you happen to live in the right zip code? You know, a lot of what we end up experiencing. doing in life has that flavor to it.

Oh, absolutely. Absolutely. I think, you know, so much of the human journey, we don't like to think about this, but a lot of it is serendipity and chance. And did the right person speak up for you at the right time? And did you happen to live in the right zip code? You know, a lot of what we end up experiencing. doing in life has that flavor to it.

Oh, absolutely. Absolutely. I think, you know, so much of the human journey, we don't like to think about this, but a lot of it is serendipity and chance. And did the right person speak up for you at the right time? And did you happen to live in the right zip code? You know, a lot of what we end up experiencing. doing in life has that flavor to it.

And so I think the inflection points really come when, you know, big moments like you go off to school and there's a whole new group of people that you meet, or your family moves and there's another social setting that you're in, or you lose a job and it turns out maybe that wasn't such a bad thing, or you get a job and who expected that? And you prove to be really good at it.

And so I think the inflection points really come when, you know, big moments like you go off to school and there's a whole new group of people that you meet, or your family moves and there's another social setting that you're in, or you lose a job and it turns out maybe that wasn't such a bad thing, or you get a job and who expected that? And you prove to be really good at it.

And so I think the inflection points really come when, you know, big moments like you go off to school and there's a whole new group of people that you meet, or your family moves and there's another social setting that you're in, or you lose a job and it turns out maybe that wasn't such a bad thing, or you get a job and who expected that? And you prove to be really good at it.