PinnedAllow Me to Reintroduce Myself…Welcome to my new online presence. I’m Aaron Bare, and last year, I got the opportunity to self-publish my first book — Reimagining Innovation; the Future of Exponential Leadership. It was a wild experience that frankly wouldn’t have happened if COVID hadn’t forced me inside to finish it. The book was well received with great feedback. …Leadership15 min readLeadership15 min read
Aug 13Aloha, Mahalo, and OhanaWhat we all can learn from Hawaiian Culture “When you learn something from people, or from a culture, you accept it as a gift, and it is your lifelong commitment to preserve it and build upon it,” -Yo Yo Ma I am tremendously lucky to have had the global experiences…6 min read6 min read
May 4, 2022Member-onlyThe Pocket CrystalNo other event in the brief history of the exponential world was as perfectly timed as Apple’s iPhone release in 2007. This moment was so important that we argue that technology will be defined as pre-iPhone and post-iPhone. The iPhone was a major catalyst for mass digitization and mobilization of…IPhone4 min readIPhone4 min read
Apr 25, 2022Member-onlyThe Pizza & Coffee WarsAs disruption through digitization continues to spread, it provides companies with opportunities to capitalize on the digital habits of their customers. The brands that can make the customer experience a digital one wields a major advantage over their competitors, regardless of industry. …5 min read5 min read
Apr 15, 2022Member-onlyThe New ToothbrushThe internet is much simpler than we think. Most people use the internet to do one of the following: search, browse, check email, and/or use social media (including posting photos or watching videos). …Google8 min readGoogle8 min read
Apr 15, 2022Member-onlyThe First Exponential OrganizationOne of the top Google searches for Bill Gates is, “Did Bill Gates invent the internet?” No, Bill Gates did not invent the internet. Neither did Al Gore. ARPANET officially created the first computer connection in 1969. Later, Tim-Berners Lee was responsible for commercializing the internet with the world wide…Microsoft10 min readMicrosoft10 min read
Mar 29, 2022Member-onlyThe Hotel HitmenAirbnb disrupted the trillion-dollar travel industry with its new marketplace that set out to connect landlords with couch surfers. Airbnb started with just two guys — co-founders Brian Chesky and Joe Gebbia — and in a matter of a few years, the company has been able to disrupt business for…Airbnb6 min readAirbnb6 min read
Mar 25, 2022Member-onlyThe Taxi SlayerUber became the highest-valued startup in the world by building a platform marketplace between car owners and passengers. Much like Airbnb, Uber tapped into the sharing economy and disrupted transportation as we know it. Uber also helped popularize a new economy — the gig economy — while wielding even more…Uber4 min readUber4 min read
Mar 24, 2022Member-onlyCraig Killed the NewsRewind to 1993 in San Francisco, California. Craig Newmark was a Case Western Reserve computer science graduate working at IBM for nearly 17 years and moved on to work at several contract jobs until introduced to the world wide web by a coworker at Charles Schwab. Craig was fascinated with…Craigslist5 min readCraigslist5 min read
Mar 20, 2022Member-onlyCryptoniteEven money has taken the leap from coins and bills to bits and bytes. In 2008, a peer-to-peer electronic cash system was born as the infamous Satoshi Nakamoto coined a paper with the same name. …Crypto4 min readCrypto4 min read
