Horowitz on Silicon Valley secrets

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Description: Venture Capitalist Ben Horowitz dishes on Valley secrets, and what he looks for in entrepreneurs. Laurie Segall reports. Source: CNNMoney.com – video report Date: Mar 21, 2014 Link: http://money.cnn.com/video/technology/2014/03/28/t-horowitz-silicon-valley-secrets.cnnmoney/index.html Questions for Discussions: What does Ben Horowitz have to say about the sort of entrepreneur he looks for? How does this profile compare to textbook… Read more »

Magnetic electronics let kids build toys

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Description: LittleBits are electronic modules that snap together to create battery-powered toys. Source: CNNMoney.com – video report Date: Mar 25, 2014 Link: http://money.cnn.com/video/technology/2014/03/25/t-ts-littlebits.cnnmoney/index.html Questions for Discussions: How is this business similar to the Lego business model? Do you think the management of the firm should emulate the Lego approach to marketing? How can management capitalize… Read more »

How ‘no makeup selfies’ could impact you

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Description: Tired of charity appeals? Here’s why Britain’s best-ever social media fundraising campaign could render them obsolete. Source: SmartPlanet.com Date: Mar 21, 2014 Link: http://www.smartplanet.com/blog/global-observer/how-no-makeup-selfies-could-impact-you/?tag=nl.e660&s_cid=e660&ttag=e660&ftag=TRE4eb29b5 Questions for Discussions: Why was this campaign a success? Why would the success of this campaign disturb the thinking of fundraising organizations and their managerial class? Do you think they… Read more »

Is this the end of college athletic scholarships?

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Description: Northwestern’s football players won the right to form a union. This could be a watershed moment for labor and college sports. Source: Fortune.com Date: Mar 27, 2014 Link: http://management.fortune.cnn.com/2014/03/27/northwestern-football-union/?iid=SF_F_River Questions for Discussions: Do you think this decision is good for players, college sports and their institutions? How might it change the current situation for… Read more »

Maybe March Madness Boosts (Rather Than Kills) U.S. Productivity

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Description: In 2006 an innovation was unleashed on the teeming, college-basketball-hungry masses that promised to unshackle us from the fear of watching NCAA March Madness tournament games at work. The Boss Button allowed basketball fans at work to switch between the live stream of a game and a phony financial statement or innocuous spreadsheet. Source:… Read more »

This is the last big U.S. bike maker

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Description: Worksman Cycles has been making industrial tricycles and consumer bicycles for more than 100 years in New York City. Source: CNNMoney.com – video report Date: Mar 21, 2014 Link: http://money.cnn.com/video/smallbusiness/2014/03/21/sbiz-worksman-cycles-made-in-usa.cnnmoney/index.html Questions for Discussions: How has Worksman managed to remain in business in the U.S.? How significant is the issue of customized manufacturing for their… Read more »

How Do Entrepreneurs Find the Next Big Thing?

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Description: Trip Hawkins, founder and former Chairman and CEO at Electronic Arts, discusses the path to success for entrepreneurs and the perseverance it takes to find the next big thing on Bloomberg Television’s “In The Loop.” Source: Bloomberg.com – video report Date: Mar 21, 2014 Link: http://www.businessweek.com/videos/2014-03-21/how-do-entrepreneurs-find-the-next-big-thing#r=nav-f-video Questions for Discussions: What does Trip Hawkins have… Read more »

The Cuban way: One-on-one with billionaire Mark Cuban

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Description: In an era saturated with Silicon Valley startups and social entrepreneurs, a familiar maverick is using technology to erase his digital footprint. Source: BNN.ca – video report Date: Mar 21, 2014 Link: http://www.bnn.ca/News/2014/3/21/The-Cuban-way-One-on-one-with-billionaire-Mark-Cuban-.aspx Questions for Discussions: What is the competitive advantage provided by this new software? What did you learn about Mark Cuban and… Read more »

Start-Ups Try for a Piece of the Lucrative Industry of Catering to Pets

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Description: Alex Stone and his wife, Marissa McDaniel, both work full time. They have two dogs that they miss during the day, and often have trouble getting home to feed them. “Pets are like children and need to be on a schedule,” Mr. Stone said. Source: NYTimes.com Date: Mar 19, 2014 Link: http://www.nytimes.com/2014/03/20/business/smallbusiness/start-ups-try-to-grab-a-piece-of-the-55-billion-a-year-pet-industry.html?ref=smallbusiness Questions for… Read more »

What to Expect From Starbucks’s New Booze Menu

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Description: First, Starbucks (SBUX) wanted you in its cafes for lunch and the afternoon, so it spruced up its food offerings and started serving cold “Refreshers” and testing sodas. Now it wants you there in the evening, too, and it’s bringing out the booze. Source: Businessweek.com Date: Mar 20, 2014 Link: http://www.businessweek.com/articles/2014-03-20/what-to-expect-from-starbucks-new-booze-menu#r=nav-f-story Questions for discussion: Do… Read more »