Comments on: Help Wanted: Innovators to Pull Us Out of this Recession http://jordansalvit.com/small-business-v-the-man/2009/help-wanted-innovators-to-pull-us-out-of-this-recession/ discussions on topics ranging from artificial intelligence, small businesses, social media, marketing, MBTI, pastries and more Sun, 21 Mar 2010 22:14:00 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.1 By: Twitted by WebMetro http://jordansalvit.com/small-business-v-the-man/2009/help-wanted-innovators-to-pull-us-out-of-this-recession/comment-page-1/#comment-57 Twitted by WebMetro Tue, 05 May 2009 08:52:20 +0000 http://jordansalvit.com/?p=5#comment-57 [...] This post was Twitted by WebMetro - Real-url.org [...] [...] This post was Twitted by WebMetro – Real-url.org [...]

]]> By: Flavio http://jordansalvit.com/small-business-v-the-man/2009/help-wanted-innovators-to-pull-us-out-of-this-recession/comment-page-1/#comment-48 Flavio Sun, 26 Apr 2009 01:03:52 +0000 http://jordansalvit.com/?p=5#comment-48 This is my 28th year in a ridiculous country like Argentina. I must say that surviving under (multiple) exceptional crisis also requires creativity and innovation. Frankly, I believe the standardized way of understanding a company (to me it resembles a fast-food restaurant in some cases) is making American companies lag. When I was 20, I worked at a state-run nuclear laboratory and it was crazy how they did so much with nothing. Some of these scientists left for other institutions abroad and I heard interesting things-- and I am glad for them and for everybody. Even if they were very smart and creative, they must do better at more modern, better-stocked labs. Hopefully the crisis will force these companies to face their challenges differently. Think about it-- this might be their only chance to rip bureaucracy and reset their priorities. Take a look at the automobile industry. The idea of both GM and Chrysler going bankrupt is just ludicrous. Isn't the US the biggest market for cars in the world? One would expect domestic players to know their clients' taste and needs best, have the most expertise in logistics, reach the most agreements with partner companies. Maybe even have their lobbyists convince the government it's only for their worker's sake that they require unfair advantages. I have the feeling that in the past it was easy to cover mistakes by just pouring in more money. So this is quite an extraordinary situation. American companies have a good record in innovation, but resources and financing is something they barely ever lacked. Hopefully, not only the strongest but the smartest players should survive. And once the economy is back on track, it should make the difference. This is my 28th year in a ridiculous country like Argentina. I must say that surviving under (multiple) exceptional crisis also requires creativity and innovation. Frankly, I believe the standardized way of understanding a company (to me it resembles a fast-food restaurant in some cases) is making American companies lag. When I was 20, I worked at a state-run nuclear laboratory and it was crazy how they did so much with nothing. Some of these scientists left for other institutions abroad and I heard interesting things– and I am glad for them and for everybody. Even if they were very smart and creative, they must do better at more modern, better-stocked labs.

Hopefully the crisis will force these companies to face their challenges differently. Think about it– this might be their only chance to rip bureaucracy and reset their priorities. Take a look at the automobile industry. The idea of both GM and Chrysler going bankrupt is just ludicrous. Isn’t the US the biggest market for cars in the world? One would expect domestic players to know their clients’ taste and needs best, have the most expertise in logistics, reach the most agreements with partner companies. Maybe even have their lobbyists convince the government it’s only for their worker’s sake that they require unfair advantages. I have the feeling that in the past it was easy to cover mistakes by just pouring in more money.
So this is quite an extraordinary situation. American companies have a good record in innovation, but resources and financing is something they barely ever lacked. Hopefully, not only the strongest but the smartest players should survive. And once the economy is back on track, it should make the difference.

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