Nathan Reardon and Pat Villaceran look at where the money actually goes in innovation, and why markets that claim to love new ideas reward predictability instead. They discuss how radical ideas are rejected for not fitting ten-year fund models or quarterly earnings, and why founders must forge pathways nobody else sees yet. Their conclusion: there is no get-rich-quick scheme, and lasting impact comes from treating the work as a calling.

Chapters

00:00 Cold open: new ideas need new formulas
00:40 Intro: the economics of originality
02:49 Why innovative thinking is practical
04:24 Breaking an industry takes boldness and courage
07:37 AI as the next wave
11:32 Surviving ten years
12:27 Apple, Lisa and 90% of revenue
17:30 Pivoting away from what pays the bills
20:40 Thinking five steps ahead
24:17 How do you fund something nobody has built?
28:11 Impact and longevity
33:17 Where responsibility falls
36:44 Why companies optimise for safety
38:25 Not everything has to be innovation: levels of innovation
43:08 When others copy your idea
46:19 No get-rich-quick in innovation
47:39 Close

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ABOUT PAT VILLACERAN

Award-winning POLYMATH: Author, Artist, IPO-driven Venture Builder. Creator of the signature 3,000% growth programme INNOVATIONLABS. Mentor to Fortune 5000 CEOs and founders of 8–9 figure firms. Founder of K88 by KASSIDIAN, Innovation Philosophie, CITY JAM and INDUSTRY.AIFF. Humanity 3.0 is her own blueprint. New York, London, Singapore.

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