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Learning from the COVID-19 Crisis

Larry and National Broadband Plan author Blair Levin published a white paper this week with the Aspen Institute on the Internet’s many contributions to managing the COVID-19 crisis. The authors propose an initiative to review remaining gaps in the digital transformation of business, a cross between the NBP and the 9/11 Commission. Read their recommendations here:

https://www.aspeninstitute.org/blog-posts/the-internet-after-covid-19-will-we-mind-the-gaps/

Pivot to the Future an Instant Bestseller!

Larry’s new book, “Pivot to the Future,” co-authored with Omar Abbosh and Paul Nunes of Accenture, went on sale this week with a big bang, premiering as the #1 strategy title on Amazon.

The book also got an opening day window display at the Barnes & Noble flagship store on Fifth Avenue, pictured above.

At the New York City launch event on April 22nd, Larry joined his co-authors and special guest Arianna Huffington for a terrific discussion moderated by Fortune magazine CEO Alan Murray.

Visit the PTTF website at www.pivottothefuture.com for more details and to watch a video of the event.

Larry joins panelists at Churchill Club event June 28th on “unscaling” the industrial economy

On June 28th, Larry will join General Catalyst’s Hemant Taneja and author Kevin Maney to discuss their new book, “UnscaledHow AI and a New Generation of Upstarts Are Creating the Economy of the Future” at an event sponsored by The Churchill Club in downtown San Francisco.  As start-ups transform industries using lease-able infrastructure, consumers are benefiting.  But anxiety is also rising, as long-held assumptions about the nature of work, business, and community are also being disrupted.

https://www.churchillclub.org/upcoming-programs/the-unraveling-of-scale-2/