{"id":1398,"date":"2022-04-05T01:10:57","date_gmt":"2022-04-05T08:10:57","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/killingit.smallbizthoughts.com\/?p=1398"},"modified":"2022-04-05T07:07:52","modified_gmt":"2022-04-05T14:07:52","slug":"etf-focuses-on-return-on-character-the-shift-away-from-reseller-models-accelerates-ai-to-help-troubled-kids","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/killingit.smallbizthoughts.com\/2022\/04\/etf-focuses-on-return-on-character-the-shift-away-from-reseller-models-accelerates-ai-to-help-troubled-kids\/","title":{"rendered":"Episode 158 &#8211; ETF focuses on &#8220;Return on Character&#8221;, the shift away from reseller models accelerates,  &#038; AI to help troubled kids"},"content":{"rendered":"<br \/><iframe loading=\"lazy\" style=\"display:block;\"  style=\"border:none\" src=\"\/\/html5-player.libsyn.com\/embed\/episode\/id\/22677026\/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><strong>Topic 1: &#8220;Return on Character&#8221; Exchange Traded Fund focuses on companies run by a character!<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">But, somehow, Tesla and Meta are not part of the index. Perhaps too much character is just too much.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>Links:<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.businesswire.com\/news\/home\/20220324005096\/en\/ROC-Investments-Launches-the-World%E2%80%99s-First-%E2%80%98Return-On-Character%C2%AE%E2%80%99-ETF\"> <span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">https:\/\/www.businesswire.com\/news\/home\/20220324005096\/en\/ROC-Investments-Launches-the-World%E2%80%99s-First-%E2%80%98Return-On-Character%C2%AE%E2%80%99-ETF<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">&nbsp;<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Related article from Harvard on the role of &#8220;character&#8221; on business success:<\/span><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/hbr.org\/2015\/04\/measuring-the-return-on-character\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> https:\/\/hbr.org\/2015\/04\/measuring-the-return-on-character<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">&nbsp;<\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>Topic 2: The Shift Away from Reseller Models Accelerates \u2026 But Are MSPs Ready to Adapt?<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Not a technology conversation, per se \u2026 but a conversation about the business of technology. The shift to recurring revenue, consumption economics, and an ecosystem approach to customer engagement \/ support has been coming for years. Last week Microsoft stepped on the accelerator and not all partners are thrilled with the change.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>Links<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.crn.com\/news\/cloud\/microsoft-introduces-new-solutions-partner-score-plans-program-name-change\"> <span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">https:\/\/www.crn.com\/news\/cloud\/microsoft-introduces-new-solutions-partner-score-plans-program-name-change<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/pulse\/entire-technology-industry-should-watching-microsoft-story-jay-mcbain\/?trackingId=wgA7j4qoYNsukXrREykzjg%3D%3D\"> <span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/pulse\/entire-technology-industry-should-watching-microsoft-story-jay-mcbain\/?trackingId=wgA7j4qoYNsukXrREykzjg%3D%3D#<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.crn.com\/news\/cloud\/new-petition-calls-new-microsoft-partner-score-impossible-\"> <span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">https:\/\/www.crn.com\/news\/cloud\/new-petition-calls-new-microsoft-partner-score-impossible-<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>Topic 3: AI to help troubled kids<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Links:<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.protocol.com\/newsletters\/protocol-enterprise\/trevor-project-ai-lapsus-hacking?rebelltitem=1#rebelltitem1\"> <span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">https:\/\/www.protocol.com\/newsletters\/protocol-enterprise\/trevor-project-ai-lapsus-hacking?rebelltitem=1#rebelltitem1<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">&#8212; &#8212; &#8212;<\/span><\/p>\n<p><strong>Sponsor Memo:<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>PC Matic<\/strong> \u2014 Endpoint Security built on a zero trust\/default deny foundation &nbsp;Finally &#8211; a light weight, simple to deploy &amp; easy to manage approach to application allowlisting. The perfect compliment to your current security stack. &nbsp;No minimums and no annual contracts. &nbsp;Find out more about by visiting PCMatic.com\/MSP today.<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\ud83d\ude42<\/span><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/directory.libsyn.com\/episode\/index\/id\/22677026\/tdest_id\/1346593\">Check out this episode!<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Topic 1: &#8220;Return on Character&#8221; Exchange Traded Fund focuses on companies run by a character! But, somehow, Tesla and Meta are not part of the index. Perhaps too much character is just too much. 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