Many companies today are grappling with a few things: an economic downturn, potential layoffs and restructuring, and trying to keep up with the latest tech trends… all while still maintaining a growth trajectory. In this episode, you’ll learn which companies are uniquely designed to weather this storm and what attributes these exponential organizations have. We’re joined by the co-authors of Exponential Organizations, Peter Diamandis and Salim Ismail, both also well-known for their involvement in XPRIZE and Singularity University, among many other companies. Topics Covered: 00:00 - Introduction 02:37 - What is an ‘Exponential Organization’? 04:15 - What has changed in business since 2014 06:41 - Building companies with minimal cost supply 10:47 - Can incumbents transform? 15:50 - Massive Transformative Purpose (MTPs) 18:29 - Differentiating good and bad MTPs 20:35 - Unilever’s MTP 21:22 - Staff on demand 28:21 - Building interfaces and dashboards 29:22 - The importance of experimenting 33:10 - The economic downturn and restructuring 36:57 - Peer-to-peer collaborative technologies 41:29 - Digitizing your business 42:37 - Kodak example 44:44 - Automation and humans in the loop 51:33 - Companies effectively integrating AI 56:29 - Emerging roles due to exponential trends 59:44 - The framework and diagnostic survey 01:01:13 - Creating APIs you can build on 01:04:00 - Innovation grand challenges Resources: * Attend the Exponential Organization workshop on June 6: https://www.diamandis.com/exo * Learn more about Peter: https://www.diamandis.com/about * Learn more about Salim: https://salimismail.com/ Stay Updated: * Find a16z on Twitter: https://twitter.com/a16z * Find a16z on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/a16z * Subscribe on your favorite podcast app: https://a16z.simplecast.com/ * Follow our host: https://twitter.com/stephsmithio Please note that the content here is for informational purposes only; should NOT be taken as legal, business, tax, or investment advice or be used to evaluate any investment or security; and is not directed at any investors or potential investors in any a16z fund. For more details please see a16z.com/disclosures.