Archive - Three Strikes Theory

Strike One for Australian Taxpayers, Strike Three for some Australian businesses

Feb 4 •

January 2025

The Three Strikes that took a groundbreaking AI Company down

A step by step guide for how to cut off your nose to spite your face.

Jan 27 •

November 2024

InternGPT: Strike One for Microsoft

I put my paid ChatGPT subscription to the test, but found it was little better than a distracted intern who lacked attention to detail.

Nov 18, 2024 •

The Online Safety Act: A potential STRIKE for many unsuspecting businesses

New digital safety regulations for all Australian businesses, a December deadline for compliance, and a vast lack of awareness among business leaders is…

Nov 4, 2024 •

October 2024

The Three Strikes That Took Down an Online Casino Startup

In the high-risk world of online gambling startups, one company’s six-year journey between 2014 and 2020 highlights how a few critical mistakes and…

Oct 21, 2024 •

September 2024

The Rise and Fall of Daily Deal Sites, who were the real winners?

The real winners were the sites that aggregated all of the daily deals, and this insight was the genesis of my 8th venture (that failed)

Sep 17, 2024 •

The story Global Rev Gen

Strikes, Strokes and 15 years of change. This is the story of the company I founded in 2009. It’s been quite a ride… and the hard-earned success I am…

Sep 10, 2024 •

My first 7 ventures: 3x Success, 4x Failure

Looking back as a 41 year old, I realise I have always been an entrepreneur. Lets start at the beginning, and see what we can learn from my past…

Sep 3, 2024 •

August 2024

About the Author. (Becasue you asked)

Who the hell is this "Salvador" guy anyway, why is he qualified to write articles like these, and what does he actually "do" for a living?

Aug 20, 2024 •

Timing = WIN. Demand Destruction = FAIL. But what if they are one and the same?

If ever there was a casualty of Covid – this start up was it, but the learnings were significant.

Aug 13, 2024 •

July 2024

CEO Wisdom Podcast: Three Strikes Theory

A guy named Charles Cormier has 100 meetings per week (which I found interesting) and runs a podcast (how he finds the time I don't know). I was invited…

Jul 23, 2024 •

The $10B scam that was Theranos

Elizabeth Holmes faked it… until she DIDN’T make it. But was this deliberate deception, delusion, bad luck or "unconscious incompetence"?

Jul 16, 2024 •

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