Rickard Damm is an innovator who worked on conceptualizing, launching and scaling new products in different digital domains. He loves to to work with cutting edge technologies, build disrupting business models and new value propositions. Today he is Vice President at Deutsche Telekom.
In this episode we talk about...
- the productive conflict of optimists and pessimists inside corporations,
- the tyranny of minorities in media cycles and
- the role of innovation in keeping capitalism in check
I really enjoyed talking to Rickard and I hope you will enjoy the conversation too
Key take aways
- Innovators are optimists by nature, but pessimists are not always wrong and this conflict is positive for corporations
- Don't let pessimism darken your life and prevent you from enjoying it
- Our view of the world is biased by mass media cycles. Stop sharing shit!
- The killer application of connectivity is bringing everyone online and nothing anyone behind
- Disrupting predatory or abusive business models through innovation is the best way to help society
Follow him on
Twitter: https://twitter.com/rickdamm
Linkedin: https://linkedin.com/in/rickarddamm
