Author

Brendan Hart

Brendan Hart is an economist, entrepreneur, and executive advisor with two decades of experience building organizations and leading transformation across technology, defense, human capital, and government. USMC. Dartmouth. UVA-Darden.

Read latest work Subscribe

Latest

Latest by Brendan Hart

Nov 29 Dispatch

Growth Guerrillas

Benchmark invested $27 million in Uber. Its stake is now worth $8 billion.

Economics Read

Nov 29 Dispatch

Ban Technology to Become Smarter

It is nearly impossible to break the Facebook-Twitter-Instagram monopoly on focus

Learning Read

Nov 29 Dispatch

Uber's Primary Failure

The slow death of multi-dimensional leadership

Learning Read

Nov 29 Dispatch

The Tenth Circle of Hell

New York City’s subway is a hellscape

Super Cities Read

Nov 21 Dispatch

The Apex Predator

With Amazon as the Apex Predator, holiday e-commerce for big-box retailers is an increasingly nasty place.

Economics Read

Nov 21 Dispatch

The Two Teslas

Aspirational and a high-profile, poorly-performing business

Climate Change Read

Nov 17 Dispatch

Where Markets Meet Geopolitics

In Saudi Arabia, some markets will open up and other markets will consolidate

Economics Read

Nov 16 Dispatch

Building the Future in Africa

When you’re young, live in the most exciting place in the world

Global Read

Nov 16 Dispatch

Transforming a Giant

McKinsey is doing what many of its legacy peer organizations are not

Economics Read

Nov 16 Dispatch

Go Together in Trade

Cooperation is oxygen in economics

Economics Read