Description: Twin brothers Bill and Bob Meistrell created the first practical wetsuit out of neoprene. But finding the perfect material meant a lot of trial and error – including with old Pontiac parts. Source: CNNMoney.com – video report Date: August 06, 2013 Link: http://money.cnn.com/video/smallbusiness/2013/08/06/sbiz-hwgs-body-glove.cnnmoney/index.html Questions for Discussions: What does this report say about management style… Read more »
Posts Categorized: Management
Rhea Lana’s Unpaid Moms ‘Don’t Care About Making Minimum Wage’
Description: Rhea Lana Riner is on a mission to get government off her back. As chief executive and founder of Rhea Lana’s, a children’s consignment franchise business based in Conway, Ark., Riner has been investigated twice in the past two years for labor violations, first by the Arkansas Department of Labor and then by the… Read more »
How UrgentRx Crashed the Party at the Cash Register
Description: The checkout line in Duane Reade drugstores encompasses some of the most coveted real estate in New York. Within a five-foot radius of the cash register, dozens of the biggest brands in the world vie for attention from hooks, racks and shelves, every inch of which have been allocated according to the product’s place… Read more »
The 7 Deadly Sins Of Management
Description: A friend and colleague just sent me a blog post about David Ogilvy, the original Mad Man and legendary American advertising guru, and his ideas on management. Some of them are timeless and sharp; some seem dated (especially the conspicuous absence of any references to women). Some make me think he must have been… Read more »
Foodie’s Dream Job: Meet a Whole Foods forager
Description: Bloomberg’s Carol Massar takes us on the road with Whole Foods forager Elly Truesdell as she searches America, looking for the freshest food in the land. Source: Bloomberg.com – video report Date: June 07, 2013 Link: http://bloom.bg/15H03SS Questions for Discussions: How is Whole Foods forager Elly Truesdell’s job different than that of a buyer… Read more »
Why the Tumblr Deal Is a Disaster for Entrepreneurs
Description: I have never met a fast-growth entrepreneur that I did not like. Sure, some are weird and scary smart, but what I like about fast-growth entrepreneurs is that most have a riverboat gambling streak that makes them fun, free and a little different from most small-business and corporate types. Source: NYTimes.com Date: June 06,… Read more »
Another E-Commerce Experiment in Brick and Mortar
Description: BaubleBar, a New York startup that sells women’s accessories online, is opening a popup shop in Manhattan’s SoHo neighborhood tomorrow. The 4,000-square-foot location will serve Godiva chocolates and specialty cocktails and offer tablet computers that customers can use to demo personalized jewelry. Beyond the bells and whistles, the idea is to give customers the… Read more »
How to do great business in bad zip codes
Description: Lessons from corporate leaders on how to take your business global. Source: Fortune.com Date: June 08, 2013 Link: http://management.fortune.cnn.com/2013/06/08/global-corporate-strategies/?iid=SF_F_River Questions for Discussions: What does the article have to say about how to take your business global? What other ideas do you think are critical for success in international business?
WordPress CEO on 10th anniversary
Description: CEO Matt Mullenweg looks back at WordPress’ 10-year career and says that Tumblr sold to Yahoo! ‘for too little.’ Source: CNNMoney.com – video report Date: May 30, 2013 Link: http://money.cnn.com/video/technology/2013/05/30/tech-co-wordpress-ceo-matt-mullenweg.cnnmoney/ Questions for Discussions: How are CEO Matt Mullenweg and WordPress similar to and yet quite different than conventional organizations and their management? What sort… Read more »
Where cell phones go to die
Description: Much of the world’s electronic waste ends up in Guiyu, China, where old parts are recycled but chemicals like mercury leak into the water. Source: CNNMoney.com – video report Date: May 31, 2013 Link: http://money.cnn.com/video/technology/2013/05/31/t-china-electronic-waste.cnnmoney/ Questions for Discussions: Who should be held responsible for e-waste? Explain why the e-waste recycling business is centralized in… Read more »
