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How Rose-Colored Glasses Become Blinders

Innovators and inventors are exceptionally optimistic by nature. They have to be. You can’t dream up world-changing products without believing impossible things can become inevitable. That relentless optimism fuels the

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The $40 Bait That Hooks You for Life

A new Peloton-Fitbit partnership email landed in my inbox this morning, offering members $40 off a Fitbit Charge 6 for “real-time heart rate tracking, powered by Fitbit.” At first glance, it

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The American Consumer Superpower

Happy Fourth of July to all my American readers! As a Canadian experiencing your independence day from the sidelines, I’m reflecting on something I’ve observed working with American product makers

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Your Pinterest Assumptions Are Wrong

My Pinterest rep reminded me last week about something that stuns many business leaders. “Most entrepreneurs still think Pinterest is all Gen X women getting inspiration for kitchen renovations,” she

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Toy Designers Get New Superpowers

Mattel announced something that sounds like sci-fi but is happening right now. The toy giant behind Barbie, Hot Wheels, and Fisher-Price is partnering with OpenAI to use artificial intelligence for designing new

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