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Hi, Hunter Hastings here - I'm an economist by education, a marketer in my professional track, a venture capitalist in my current business life, an Individualist in philosophy, and a passionate supporter of entrepreneurship in whatever form I can practice it, support it and advance it.

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91. Curt Carlson on Innovation Champions

November 10, 2020 /0 Comments/in Economics for Business Podcast /by Hunter Hastings

Austrian economics sees an economy in motion, perpetually renewing itself. Economic agents (firms, customers, investors) constantly change their actions and strategies in response to outcomes they mutually create. This further changes the outcome, which requires them to adjust afresh.

Entrepreneurs live in a world where their beliefs and strategies are constantly being “tested” for survival within an outcome these beliefs and strategies create. It’s complex.

90. Per Bylund On A New Austrian Business Paradigm: Facilitation Of Value

November 3, 2020 /0 Comments/in Economics for Business Podcast /by Hunter Hastings

In our project to make a useful link between Austrian economic theory and business practice, we earlier introduced the Austrian Business Model. This is a recipe to make a profit – a template adaptable to any individual firm.

How To Manage: Learn From The People, Plan With The People, Begin With What They Have.

October 28, 2020 /0 Comments/in Podcast Transcripts /by Hunter Hastings

Learn from the people Plan with the people. Begin with what they have. Build on what they know of the best leaders. When that task is accomplished, the people all remark, we have done it ourselves. Economics For Entrepreneurs Podcast Transcript October 20, 2020 David K Hurst Hunter Hastings A listener asked us recently about […]

89. Jeff Booth: How Entrepreneurs Can Harness The Power Of Technological Deflation

October 27, 2020 /0 Comments/in Economics for Business Podcast /by Hunter Hastings

What is technological deflation, and how can entrepreneurs take advantage of it? By combining already available and easily accessible technologies to facilitate the accelerated information flows that constitute value in the 21st Century: higher quality, faster speeds, lower costs. Jeff Booth explains.

88. David K. Hurst: Managing People-As-Ends and not People-As-Means.

October 20, 2020 /0 Comments/in Economics for Business Podcast /by Hunter Hastings

In many situations, the complexities in managing a diverse and layered team of people is to view individuals as ends and not means.

The Epic Calling Of The Entrepreneur.

October 19, 2020 /0 Comments/in Articles /by Hunter Hastings

Many of us feel the pull of contributing to something “bigger than ourselves”. It could be a cause, a charity, a movement, a great project. It could be mentorship in a collaborative organization. Some people even claim that working for the government qualifies: representing (or regulating) the people. But doing something “bigger than ourselves” does […]