Innovation4 min read
Why Uber’s Autonomous Car Project Flopped
Adam Hartung · 29 April 2025
CEO / Managing Partner - Spark Partners
Adam Hartung
I currently serve as the CEO of three companies: Content Laboratory (a content services company,) Spark Partners (a growth strategy firm offering assessments, strategy consulting and on-line self-administered revenue growth tools,) and Soparfilm Energy (an oil & gas exploration & production investment company.) Over the last thirty years, I have served on multiple boards, including Audit Chair for a NASDAQ traded company, and advised boards of directors on managing for disruptions and promoting innovation into corporate management.
My passion is public speaking on the importance of growth, innovation and strategy to succeed. As a keynote speaker I have been invited to over 1,000 leadership events, both multi-company and single company. My portfolio includes speeches, presentations, workshops and executive coaching on how to achieve faster growth from higher levels of innovation driven by trends.
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Innovation5 min read
Why Twitter Won the Superbowl While Traditional Ad Execs Don’t Get It
Oreo’s quick tweet during the Super Bowl blackout outperformed costly traditional ads, highlighting the power of real-time social media engagement.
Adam Hartung · 29 April 2025
Leadership4 min read
Why Tom Brady’s Deflategate Win is Bad for Leadership
The judges asked the other players if they saw anything which should cause a penalty, and they said no.
Adam Hartung · 29 April 2025
Innovation7 min read
Why Tesla is Right, and Gm and Ford Are Not
Tesla thrives by innovating, while GM and Ford struggle with outdated practices.
Adam Hartung · 29 April 2025
Innovation5 min read
Why Tesla Could Be the Next Apple – and Put a Hurt on Exxon
This article argues that rapid adoption of electric vehicles could unexpectedly disrupt the oil industry, much like past shifts in digital technology.
Adam Hartung · 29 April 2025
Innovation5 min read
Why Tesla Beats Gm, Ford, Nissan
Tesla's innovation and focus on electric vehicles have outpaced traditional car companies stuck on outdated gasoline models.
Adam Hartung · 29 April 2025
Leadership5 min read
Why Sun Failed – Unwillingness to Adapt
The shareholders will get about 5% of the value Sun was worth a decade ago at its peak. That's a pretty serious value destruction, in any book
Adam Hartung · 29 April 2025
Innovation7 min read
Why Steve Jobs Couldn’t Find a Job
Business people keep piling onto the innovation and growth bandwagon. PWC just released the results of its 14th annual CEO survey entitled “Growth Reimagined.”
Adam Hartung · 29 April 2025
Leadership3 min read
Why Small Business Leaders Are Missing the Digital/mobile Revolution
The opportunity is greater now than during most times for smaller competitors to be disruptive
Adam Hartung · 29 April 2025
Leadership6 min read
Why President Trump’s Border Wall is an Example of Bad Leadership
The stated claim is Mexico is sending illegal immigrants across the border in droves
Adam Hartung · 29 April 2025
Investment3 min read
Why Phablet Growth is Bad for Microsoft
The original creator of this market data, Kulbinder Garcha of Credit Suisse, thinks this demonstrates cannibalization of tablet sales by phablets. And this is supposedly a bad thing for Apple.
Adam Hartung · 29 April 2025
Innovation7 min read
Why Occupy Wall Street Deserves More Attention Than the Tea Party
Occupy Wall Street is a growing protest driven by frustration with economic inequality and lack of job creation, contrasting the structured, government-focused Tea Party.
Adam Hartung · 29 April 2025
Innovation5 min read
Why Now is the Time to Buy Tesla Stock
This article argues that Tesla remains a strong investment despite low oil prices, due to its cars' performance, global appeal, and broader consumer benefits beyond fuel savings.
Adam Hartung · 29 April 2025
Leadership7 min read
Why Microsoft is Still Speculative
People do not like to accept the notion that a business will lose relevancy, and its value will fall. Especially really big companies that are household brand names.
Adam Hartung · 29 April 2025
Innovation8 min read
Why Microsoft Windows 10 Really Doesn’t Matter
This article critiques Microsoft's Windows 10 for focusing on existing users instead of adapting to the mobile-driven market, limiting its relevance.
Adam Hartung · 29 April 2025
Leadership4 min read
Why Mcdonald’s and Apple Investors Should Be Very Wary
The company had 7 straight months of revenue declines, and leadership was predicting the trend would continue
Adam Hartung · 29 April 2025
Innovation5 min read
Why Mcdonald’s Isn’t Apple – and It Matters
McDonald's focuses on short-term fixes, losing market share to Subway, while Apple drives long-term growth through innovation and new markets.
Adam Hartung · 29 April 2025
Leadership6 min read
Why Mcdonald’s Can’t Save Itself – They Myth of Core
The current CEO likes to describe himself as an “internal activist” who will challenge the status quo.
Adam Hartung · 29 April 2025
Innovation5 min read
Why Jeff Bezos is Our Greatest Living Ceo
Steve Jobs and Jeff Bezos achieved extraordinary success by aligning with trends, creating transformative products, and outpacing traditional competitors.
Adam Hartung · 29 April 2025
Leadership6 min read
Why Jamie Dimon Told Us to Not Own Jpmorganchase (or Any Other “money Center” Bank)
The world has changed. But this call, and the mountain of powerpoint slides and documents put out with it, reiterated just how little JPMC (and most of its competition, honestly) has not.
Adam Hartung · 29 April 2025
Investment5 min read
Why Investors Should Support the Tesla, Solarcity Merger
GM buying Chevron is entirely the wrong analogy to compare with Tesla buying SolarCity.
Adam Hartung · 29 April 2025
Innovation6 min read
Why Innovation Ain’t So Easy Mr. President – Look to Google, Not Ge
To boost innovation in America, we need to shift from focusing on efficiency and preserving existing models to incentivizing new ventures, high-tech investments, and creative management.
Adam Hartung · 29 April 2025
Leadership6 min read
Why He’s Not Ceo/person of the Year – Immelt of Ge
Congratulations to Mr. Zuckerberg and Mr. Jobs (and Mr. Hastings of Netflix who was named Fortune magazine’s CEO of the Year.)
Adam Hartung · 29 April 2025
Leadership4 min read
Why Groupon Needs a New Ceo
Groupon is a remarkable company, in a remarkable market.
Adam Hartung · 29 April 2025
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