Rolando Rosas is the Founder of Global Teck Worldwide, which offers business and office technology for seamless customer communications. In his role, he leads his team to provide insights on e-commerce trends, digital marketplace strategies, and client success metrics. Rolando is also the Founder of CircuitLoops.com, which uses AI to match businesses to the lowest-priced internet service provider. As an entrepreneur, he has founded three startups and hosts the What The Teck? podcast.

Dave Kelly is the General Manager of Global Teck Worldwide and the co-host of the What The Teck? podcast. He holds a bachelor’s in telecommunications management from the New England Institute of Technology, where he focused on the acceleration of networks transitioning from digital IP to support successful business communications. Before Global Teck Worldwide, Dave was the Account Manager at Jabra and the Territory Manager at Polycom.

In this episode…

Technology and other digital trends can disrupt even the most renowned brands’ retail strategies. Household names like Compaq, Sunbeam, and Digital Equipment Corporation collapsed from increased competition, demand, and innovation. Why couldn’t these companies remain in business, and what can you learn from their failures?

According to research conducted by tech authorities Rolando Rosas and Dave Kelly, formerly acclaimed businesses couldn’t rebound after struggling to innovate efficiently. For instance, Digital Equipment Corporation refused to transition from its proprietary mainframe to the modems required to adopt PCs. Similarly, after competing steadily with other computer companies like HP and Dell, Compaq failed to maintain effective channel distribution and met its demise after Microsoft pioneered software. For home appliance company Sunbeam, quality control issues and a lack of investments in innovation led to bankruptcy. Rolando and Dave maintain that unified communication and solid manufacturing, distribution, and innovation strategies are key to outperforming the competition.

In this episode of What The Teck? Rolando Rosas and Dave Kelly analyze companies’ failed comebacks. Together, they share how modern companies innovate to adapt to digital trends, how to navigate the competitive digital market, and the Toys-R-Us resurgence model.