Gad Allon
@g_allon
Professor of Ops at Wharton. Director of M&T program. Gig Economy Observer. Scaling Operations Explorer. Supply Chain and Networks Enthusiast.
Duolingo’s Scaling Journey: Education Revolution or Engagement Obsession. My weekly newsletter on Duolingo’s Growth Flywheel—Can It Keep Spinning? open.substack.com/pub/gadallon/p…
My weekly newsletter is on "Remote Stands, Bus Boarding, and Last-Minute Gates: A Tale of Two Airport Systems: US vs Europe" open.substack.com/pub/gadallon/p…
My weekly newsletter on The Road to Autonomous Trucking: Scale, Feasibility, and Economic Impact: open.substack.com/pub/gadallon/p…
My weekly newsletter on @luckincoffeeus : From China’s Starbucks Slayer to a U.S. Newcomer: open.substack.com/pub/gadallon/p…
Chipotle added a new ranch sauce, but does more variety always mean more sales? Not if complexity gets messy. This week's newsletter is about what Chipotle, CAVA, and Sweetgreen get right (and wrong) about smartly scaling menus: open.substack.com/pub/gadallon/p…
Did you know you pay a higher price when flying alone? This Week’s Focus: The Hidden Economics of Flying Solo: open.substack.com/pub/gadallon/p…
Is @Uber Reinventing the Bus? My weekly newsletter: open.substack.com/pub/gadallon/p…
The Newark Air Traffic Control Meltdown. Was it preventable? My weekly newsletter: open.substack.com/pub/gadallon/p…
This morning's news is that tariffs on goods imported from China will be lower. But tariffs are not going away. Should firms share what part of the price goes to tariffs? My article this morning on when transparency is the right strategy: open.substack.com/pub/gadallon/p…
Fewer people want to be managers, and firms wish to have fewer managers... seems like a win-win. My weekly newsletter on the Great Flattening: Why Companies Are “Unbossing”, open.substack.com/pub/gadallon/p…
Planning Without Predictions: How @Apple Navigates Supply Chain Uncertainty: open.substack.com/pub/gadallon/p…
My weekly article was not supposed to be that timely Tariff Turbulence: The End of Inexpensive Apparel open.substack.com/pub/gadallon/p…
Small Failure, Big Disruption: Lessons in Resilience from @HeathrowAirport Fire Case: open.substack.com/pub/gadallon/p…
Who’s Got Time for That? On The Economics of Line-Sitting: open.substack.com/pub/gadallon/p…
Bags No Longer Fly Free: @SouthwestAir Strategic Gamble, My weekly newsletter: open.substack.com/pub/gadallon/p…
Trigger Warning: Your Gig Platform is About to Get Ghosted. My weekly newsletter about @bookprotectors open.substack.com/pub/gadallon/p…
When Personalization Feels Fake: Starbucks’ Cup Messages, AI, and the Quest for Genuine Connection: open.substack.com/pub/gadallon/p…
SpaceShoring: When Offshoring Just Isn’t Far Enough, My recent newsletter article: open.substack.com/pub/gadallon/p…