GPT 5.2 Release, Corporate Collapse in 2026, and $1.1M Job Loss w/ Alexander Wissner-Gross, Salim Ismail & Dave Blundin | EP #215

In this influential business book, Clayton Christensen shows how even the most outstanding companies can lose market leadership when they fail to adapt to disruptive innovations. Christensen explains why companies often miss new waves of innovation and provides a set of rules for capitalizing on disruptive technologies. The book uses examples from various industries, including the disk drive, mechanical excavator, steel, and computer industries, to illustrate trends that lead to success or failure in the face of disruptive technologies.

This book, written by Salim Ismail, Yuri van Geest, and Michael S. Malone, explores the concept of Exponential Organizations (ExOs). It outlines how companies can use externalities such as community, big data, algorithms, and new technologies to achieve performance benchmarks ten times better than traditional companies. The book provides a roadmap for transforming any company, from startups to multinationals, into an ExO by leveraging the 10 characteristics of Exponential Organizations, represented by the acronyms S.C. A. L. E. (Staff on Demand, Community & Crowd, AI & Algorithms, Leveraged Assets, Engagement) and I.D. E. A. S (Interfaces, Dashboards, Experimentation, Autonomy, Social).

The Accelerando series by Robert Schultz and Tina Faigen is a highly-regarded piano technique series. It includes seven books that guide students from their first lesson to advanced levels. Each book is filled with motivating studies that support all areas of standard piano technique, making it suitable for both children and adults. The series is designed to provide clear-cut goals for accelerated progress at every age and level.