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676: The Illusion of Innovation (with Founder and CEO of High Alpha Innovation, Elliott Parker)

May 13, 2024
Listen to Elliott Parker, CEO of High Alpha Innovation, discuss how innovation can be hindered by a focus on efficiency in big companies. Learn how startups can drive radical change through systematic experimentation and why embracing deliberate inefficiency can lead to meaningful innovation. Parker shares valuable insights on navigating corporate challenges, categorization errors in innovation, and the importance of challenging assumptions to avoid the illusion of innovation.
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  • In startups, individuals have more control over their fate compared to working for big companies, highlighting the importance of considering risk and rewards.
  • Large corporations struggle with transformative innovation due to efficiency constraints, while startups excel in pursuing empowering innovation that opens new opportunities.

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Experience at Large Accounting Firm and Lessons Learned

Starting at a large accounting firm after college, the speaker witnessed the collapse of the company due to the Enron scandal, emphasizing the risks associated with working for big companies. This experience highlighted the importance of considering the riskiness and rewards of both big companies and startups, with a key lesson being that in startups, individuals can have a greater degree of control over their fate.

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