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Business REINVENTION

Business REINVENTION

Written by: Nancy Lin
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 “Business Reinvention with Nancy Lin” keeps you up to date on emerging trends and business innovations that could transform your industry. The show helps you make sense of new technologies and business models to understand their implications. Nancy Lin is a thoughtful and engaging host with a knack for asking questions that draw out unexpected insights. Her in-depth interviews with experts empower you to think innovatively and offer you inspiration and business lessons.Nancy Lin Economics
Episodes
  • Taxi 4.0 - The Post-Uber Era

    Taxi 4.0 - The Post-Uber Era
    Sep 29 2015
    The medium salary for U.S. Taxi drivers is only $33,034, according to salary.com. Under threat from Uber and driverless cars, the traditional taxi industry is facing a bleak future. In this episode, I will speak with Dr. Sheng-Tsung Hou, the Director at the Center for Service Innovation and Mobility Design (SIMD), who has spent years studying the taxi industry in Singapore, Taiwan and Japan. We will discuss the innovative system in Singapore which Uber emulated as well as the turnaround story of a Taiwanese taxi company that became the first ride-hailing firm in the world to go IPO. He will share his thoughts on Uber's next move and what taxi companies can do to compete in a world of increasing digitalization and monopolies.
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    54 mins
  • Enhancing Public Education

    Enhancing Public Education
    Sep 22 2015
    U.S. students are improving in math and science, but are still lagging behind their counterparts in many other countries. One of the reasons for the poor performance is funding inequality. About half of our education funding for public schools comes from local property taxes, resulting in large disparities in funding between wealthy and impoverished communities. This is a sharp contrast to the situations in other developed countries where school districts typically receive equal funding on the basis of the number of students enrolled, regardless of local wealth. Silicon Valley Education Foundation (SVEF) is pioneering new solutions to help students and teachers meet these challenges. The foundation has helped students achieve dramatic improvement in math and science. In this episode, Muhammed Chaudhry, President and CEO for SVEF, will discuss their approach to help students achieve their full potential in the critical areas.
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    54 mins
  • Making Room for Change

    Making Room for Change
    Sep 15 2015
    The travel industry is the world’s largest employer. Several trends are reshaping the industry. The sharing economy for example, is blurring the line between hotels and short term rentals. As hotels and airlines take control of their own inventory, and turn away from third-party sites such as Expedia, will more travel search engines and other players look toward the home sharing market for growth? Please join me and Jen O’Neal, CEO and Founder of Tripping.com, to explore the changing face of the hospitality industry.
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    52 mins
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