Fads come and go, certainly, but you can’t always tell the difference in the moment between a fad and a trend – because refusing to adapt to the trends can be limiting . . . if not disastrous. Let me share a couple of examples where failing to see where things were headed didn’t turn out well. An engineer presented the idea of a “filmless camera” to the executives at Kodak back in 1975, but they laughed him to scorn. In 2012, Kodak was forced to file for bankruptcy because they failed to adapt to the digital world. We all know Steve Jobs and Steve Wozniak, but how many of us recognize the name of Ron Wayne (and, no, that’s not Batman’s brother)? Ronny was the third founding member of Apple, and he sold his 10% stake in the company in 1976 for $1500. His shares would now be worth over $50 billion. WAY BACK in 2000, Reed Hastings approached Blockbuster and offered to sell ...