The hottest Industry Impact Substack posts right now

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Hertz And EV's

Points And Figures • 532 implied HN points • 22 Jan 24

💼 Business Electric Vehicles Operational Efficiency Cost Analysis Industry Impact

Hertz is selling off their 20,000 EVs due to operational challenges and inefficiencies in the EV business.
Tesla is highlighted as the top choice for EVs with the best range, features, and price.
The real issue with EVs isn't the vehicles themselves but rather the government subsidies and operational complexities, such as charging and maintenance, that impact rental car companies like Hertz.

Defending LNT and the Goldstandard

Gordian Knot News • 146 implied HN points • 10 Dec 23

🔬 Science Nuclear Energy Regulation Health Effects Industry Impact

The Linear No Threshold (LNT) theory has made nuclear power expensive.
LNT fails to account for our ability to repair radiation damage over time.
The nuclear industry supports LNT and the Goldstandard to maintain their position and funding.

Hate and the Hippocratic Oath

Brands Mean a Lot • 158 implied HN points • 19 Oct 23

🏥 Health & Wellness Healthcare Patient Care Industry Impact

Many large companies use customer service representatives as shields for systemic failures.
Lower-paid workers tend to bear the brunt of customer anger due to organizational shortcomings.
Highly skilled workers like doctors are experiencing similar challenges as frontline employees in dealing with industry-wide failures.

Decision Making with External Data

Magis • 27 implied HN points • 04 Aug 23

💼 Business Decision-making Data Analysis Hedge Funds Industry Impact

The post discusses decision making using external data.
The author spoke at Domino Data Lab's Rev4 Conference about the hedge fund industry's use of external data.
Rev conference is focused on strategic data leaders and offers great talks.

Tesla Faces Allegations of Retaliation Against Union Organizers

Stage Zero • 19 implied HN points • 19 Feb 23

💼 Business Labor relations Industry Impact

Tesla faces allegations of retaliation against union organizers.
Elon Musk and Tesla have a history of opposition to unions.
Issues surrounding Tesla's Autopilot system and working conditions persist.

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Reject Influence. Choose Prestige.

On Engineering • 0 implied HN points • 14 Aug 23

🕹 Technology Engineering Online presence Content creation Industry Impact Professional Growth

Online influence in tech is not the only path to success in a tech career.
Building prestige involves gaining respect for achievements, character, and quality of work.
Approaches to growing prestige include inventing, newsletters, talks, deep dives, and getting others to talk about your work.