{"id":1343,"date":"2022-02-01T01:05:22","date_gmt":"2022-02-01T09:05:22","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/killingit.smallbizthoughts.com\/?p=1343"},"modified":"2022-02-01T07:15:33","modified_gmt":"2022-02-01T15:15:33","slug":"episode-149-cruising-through-2022-lessons-from-mark-cuban-and-microsoft","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/killingit.smallbizthoughts.com\/2022\/02\/episode-149-cruising-through-2022-lessons-from-mark-cuban-and-microsoft\/","title":{"rendered":"Episode 149 &#8211; Cruising through 2022; Lessons from Mark Cuban and Microsoft"},"content":{"rendered":"<br \/><iframe loading=\"lazy\" style=\"display:block;\"  style=\"border:none\" src=\"\/\/html5-player.libsyn.com\/embed\/episode\/id\/21973265\/height\/100\/width\/\/thumbnail\/no\/render-playlist\/no\/theme\/custom\/tdest_id\/1346593\/custom-color\/87A93A\" height=\"100\" width=\"100%\" scrolling=\"no\" 0=\"allowfullscreen\" 1=\"webkitallowfullscreen\" 2=\"mozallowfullscreen\" 3=\"oallowfullscreen\" 4=\"msallowfullscreen\" class=\"podcast-class\" frameborder=\"0\" placement=\"bottom\" libsyn_item_id=\"0\" theme=\"custom\" custom_color=\"75942D\"><\/iframe>\n<p>Topic 1: Is 2022 the Year to Embrace the Grind?<\/p>\n<p>Is this your year to take on big challenges, set the cruise control, or something else? This topic was inspired by our friend TC Doyle at Channelnomics.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Not every year or period is destined to be a transformative one. For every 1945, 1989, or 2001, there are plenty of 1913s, 1953s, and 2005s.&#8221;<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"wp-embedded-content\" data-secret=\"eNsu3XIJnL\"><p><a href=\"https:\/\/channelnomics.com\/2022\/01\/embrace-the-grind-thats-2022\/\">Embrace the Grind That\u2019s 2022<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><iframe class=\"wp-embedded-content\" sandbox=\"allow-scripts\" security=\"restricted\" style=\"position: absolute; clip: rect(1px, 1px, 1px, 1px);\" title=\"&#8220;Embrace the Grind That\u2019s 2022&#8221; &#8212; Channelnomics\" src=\"https:\/\/channelnomics.com\/2022\/01\/embrace-the-grind-thats-2022\/embed\/#?secret=eNsu3XIJnL\" data-secret=\"eNsu3XIJnL\" width=\"600\" height=\"338\" frameborder=\"0\" marginwidth=\"0\" marginheight=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>Topic 2: Mark Cuban Takes on Walmart.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Is he disrupting anything? What about basic strategy?<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;The ultra-straightforward business plan of undercutting middle men and offering a proven product for a better price than anyone else seems almost quaint today, but Cuban knows what he&#8217;s doing \u2014 in a generic way, at least. &#8221;<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"wp-embedded-content\" data-secret=\"v7MXyCPbk4\"><p><a href=\"https:\/\/techcrunch.com\/2022\/01\/24\/mark-cuban-cost-plus-pharmacy-lower-prices-reduce-stress\/\">Mark Cuban on his online pharmacy: &#8216;Our KPI is how much we can reduce the stress of our patients&#8217;<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><iframe class=\"wp-embedded-content\" sandbox=\"allow-scripts\" security=\"restricted\" style=\"position: absolute; clip: rect(1px, 1px, 1px, 1px);\" title=\"&#8220;Mark Cuban on his online pharmacy: &#8216;Our KPI is how much we can reduce the stress of our patients&#8217;&#8221; &#8212; TechCrunch\" src=\"https:\/\/techcrunch.com\/2022\/01\/24\/mark-cuban-cost-plus-pharmacy-lower-prices-reduce-stress\/embed\/#?secret=u5QVNAxIAP#?secret=v7MXyCPbk4\" data-secret=\"v7MXyCPbk4\" width=\"720\" height=\"405\" frameborder=\"0\" marginwidth=\"0\" marginheight=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>Topic 3: Activision bought by Microsoft.<\/p>\n<p>This is much more than a gamer play. Does this give us a peek into the future of edge computing and next-level technologies that coordinate operations across the internet?<\/p>\n<p>We have some opinions.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&#8212; &#8212; &#8212;<\/p>\n<p>Sponsor Note: Egnyte<\/p>\n<p>Are you still using on-prem file servers and VPNs to share files with remote workers? Egnyte is a business class cloud sharing solution that works more like your on-prem server than other solutions. &nbsp;With a security first approach to file sharing and collaboration, Egnyte offers multiple options for sharing files and collecting files from outside sources. &nbsp; And do it all addressing data governance and compliance. &nbsp;Want to learn more? &nbsp;Check out Egnyte.com\/mspradio, and when you do, tell them the guys at Killing IT sent you.<\/p>\n<p>\ud83d\ude42<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/directory.libsyn.com\/episode\/index\/id\/21973265\/tdest_id\/1346593\">Check out this episode!<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Topic 1: Is 2022 the Year to Embrace the Grind? Is this your year to take on big challenges, set the cruise control, or something else? 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