After Hours

The Good and Bad of Modern Airports and the End of an Era at Google

Dec 11, 2019

35:52

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Are You Going to Turn Sea Water Into Gasolene, Who's Going to Give You Money?

02:43

Is There Value to Keeping Things Inside the Company?

03:05

The Impact That Google Has Had on the Business Model

03:14

Introduction

3min

The Rise of Biometrics in Airports

3min

Is Amazon Going to Invade an Airport?

2min

The Worst Pain Point at Airports?

2min

Airports

2min

Google Slash Alpha - What Have They Done Right?

3min

The Impact That Google Has Had on the Business Model

3min

Are You Going to Turn Sea Water Into Gasolene, Who's Going to Give You Money?

3min

Is There Value to Keeping Things Inside the Company?

3min

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The Over Story by Richard Powers

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12.

The Invasion of Kitchen Equipment Into the Kitchen

4min

Youngme Moon , Felix Oberholzer-Gee , and Mihir Desai discuss the good and bad of modern airports. They also discuss the end of an era at Google/Alphabet, with the co-founders now stepping away from their operating roles.

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You can email your comments and ideas for future episodes to: harvardafterhours@gmail.com. You can follow Youngme and Mihir on Twitter at: @YoungmeMoon and @DesaiMihirA.

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