Hunter Hastings & Mark Packard · from Venture Mode, releasing May 5, 2026 What passes for economic thinking in most firms isn’t economics at all. It’s central planning — and it’s costing you more than you know. Capitalism Works. But Not the Way Most Firms Practice It. The track record of capitalism is extraordinary. Over the […]
In Part 1 of this series on Enablement Capitalism, I proposed a shift in capitalism’s operating logic: from selling outputs to increasing what customers can accomplish.In Part 2, I described why this shift is emerging now: a new constraint regime shaped by complexity, aspiration, AI-scaled capability, and organizational innovation.In Part 3, I offered a […]
Part 1 of the Enablement Capitalism series named the enablement shift: from outputs to customer accomplishment.Part 2 explained why it’s emerging now: a new constraint regime shaped by complexity, aspiration, AI-scaled capability, and organizational innovation.Part 3 provided a diagnostic: the Enablement Index—questions that reveal whether you’re built for customer progress. The practical question is: how […]
What if intelligence isn’t about prediction, but about acting when the future is unknowable? In his conversation with Angus Fletcher, Hunter Hastings examines how entrepreneurs use primal intelligence—intuition, imagination, emotion, and judgment—to create markets rather than forecast them. The episode reframes leadership and strategy for a world defined by uncertainty.
Building on Amazon isn’t about finding the right product—it’s about building the right system. In his conversation with Neil Twa, Hunter Hastings explores generative entrepreneurship, marketplace discipline, and what separates durable businesses from short-lived hustle plays. The episode reframes scale, risk, and value creation, offering a practical roadmap for entrepreneurs who want to build companies designed to last—and to sell.
Innovation doesn’t scale through control—it scales through generativity. In his conversation with Professor Mohammad Keyhani, Hunter Hastings explores how entrepreneurs can design systems that unlock exponential value by enabling others to innovate. The discussion reframes AI as a creative amplifier, shows why discovery beats execution, and offers a new mental model for building ventures that grow beyond the founder in the AI era.