The Soul of Enterprise

A weekly radio show/podcast hosted by @EdKless and @RonaldBaker. Includes guests and current topics for professional firms. Business in the knowledge economy.

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A big THANK YOU to Sarah Isgur for joining us on the show this week. Her book, Last Branch Standing, is available everywhere. Check it out: https://t.co/XVsubyH2vu @whignewtons @thedispatch #AskTSOE @ronaldbaker @edkless

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Old Glory Insurance….for when the robots come for you (and they will) https://t.co/1zFcn6na6N @whignewtons #AskTSOE @ronaldbaker @edkless

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Number one on Amazon in the courts and law category! Last Branch Standing by Sarah Isgur https://t.co/XVsubyH2vu @whignewtons #AskTSOE @ronaldbaker @edkless

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“If you really think about it, the billable hour is based on the labor theory of value….which is actually Marxism.” —Ed Kless @whignewtons #AskTSOE @ronaldbaker @edkless

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On the billable hour: “It’s why I decided I couldn’t work at a law firm.” —Sarah Isgur @whignewtons #AskTSOE @ronaldbaker @edkless

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The Professional’s Guide to Value Pricing by Ron Baker https://t.co/G8dXftqsor @whignewtons #AskTSOE @ronaldbaker @edkless

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Fun bingo fact about The Soul of Enterprise: “I ran against Ken Paxton for Texas State Senate in 2012 as a Libertarian, and Angela Paxton in 2022.” —Ed Kless @whignewtons #AskTSOE @ronaldbaker @edkless

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Immigration and Naturalization Service v. Chadha, 462 U.S. 919, was a United States Supreme Court case holding that the one-house legislative veto violated the constitutional separation of powers. https://t.co/eNNRK60KRA @whignewtons #AskTSOE @ronaldbaker @edkless

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“Wickard v. Filburn: The Supreme Court Case That Gave the Federal Government Nearly Unlimited Power” via FEE https://t.co/yWYBoZNwGS @whignewtons #AskTSOE @ronaldbaker @edkless

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“Almost all of the cases that we fight about, that we’re mad at the Supreme Court about, we should be mad at Congress.” —Sarah Isgur on Supreme Court rulings and the abdication of responsibility by Congress @whignewtons #AskTSOE @ronaldbaker @edkless

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"I have come to the conclusion that one useless man is called a disgrace; that two are called a law firm, and that three or more become a Congress!" from the 1969 Broadway musical 1776 (not actually said by John Adams) @whignewtons #AskTSOE @ronaldbaker @edkless

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The "3 3 3 Supreme Court" refers to the core thesis of Sarah’s, Last Branch Standing. She argues that the Supreme Court operates as three distinct factions of three justices rather than the traditional 6-3 conservative vs. liberal split. https://t.co/6xsxf5bqnQ @whignewtons #AskTSOE @ronaldbaker @edkless

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The Stat Pack from SCOTUSblog https://t.co/bzXg5xZdoS @whignewtons #AskTSOE @ronaldbaker @edkless

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The "snails of justice" is a famous legal anecdote used by retired Supreme Court Justice Stephen Breyer to explain the interpretative work appellate judges do https://t.co/Br6h58W3Rz
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“Last Branch Standing” by Sarah Isgur is a book that demystifies the Supreme Court https://t.co/XVsubyH2vu @whignewtons #AskTSOE @ronaldbaker @edkless

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Today’s guest is Sarah Isgur! She is a senior editor at The Dispatch and has a great new book out https://t.co/8ccFRKn05B @whignewtons @thedispatch #AskTSOE @ronaldbaker @edkless

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On confident pricing: “You are 2-3 times any of your competitors” “Huh, that’s odd, because usually it’s like 5-6 times.” #AskTSOE @ronaldbaker @edkless

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Shameless plug: Threshold has a transformation class for those wondering about turning a service into an experience. https://t.co/MCvq0Opuyy #AskTSOE @ronaldbaker @edkless

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If this intrigues you, LISTEN to segment four of the show today: “How do you change a service into an experience? You customize a service, and then that turns it into an experience. And we think the best way to do that is with subscriptions.” —Ron Baker #AskTSOE @ronaldbaker @edkless

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On offering three tier pricing to customers: “When you’ve got to sit down and come up with your three choices, you are effectively thinking through competing with yourself. And that’s important.” —Ed Kless #AskTSOE @ronaldbaker @edkless