Description: Coca-Cola announced Monday it has bought full control of sports drink maker Bodyarmor for $5.6 billion, making it the company’s largest brand acquisition to date. Source: CNBC.com – video report Date: Nov 01, 2021 Link: https://www.cnbc.com/2021/11/01/coca-cola-buys-full-control-of-bodyarmor-for-5point6-billion-.html Questions for discussion: Why is Coca Cola buying this company? How does it fit with plans for greater growth… Read more »
Posts Categorized: Strategy
5 Startups That Are Shaping the Future of the Health Care Industry
Description: From A.I. chatbots to virtual surgeries, these companies are reimagining medicine and caregiving Source: INC.com Date: Oct 28, 2021 Link: https://www.inc.com/zachary-miller/healthcare-innovation-ai-machine-learning-telemedicine.html Questions for discussion: What are the managerial implications for these technological developments? What might mitigate the advances toward installation of these technologies?
SPOS #798 – Alisa Cohn On Startups, Leadership And Growth
Description: Here it is: Six Pixels of Separation – Episode #798 – Host: Mitch Joel. Named the Top Startup Coach in the World at the Thinkers50/Marshall Goldsmith Global Coaches Awards in London, Alisa Cohn has been coaching startup founders to grow into world-class CEOs for nearly twenty years. She is the author of the just-published book, From Start-Up to Grown-Up. This… Read more »
Edward Rogers’ case to turf Natale doesn’t tell the whole story
Description: “Room for improvement” is how Edward Rogers phrased it on Oct. 18, when he made his first public comment since he tried to oust Joe Natale, the chief executive officer of Rogers Communications Inc. (RCI), in late September. Source: BNNBloomberg.ca – video report Date: Oct 28, 2021 Link: https://www.bnnbloomberg.ca/edward-rogers-case-to-turf-natale-doesn-t-tell-the-whole-story-1.1673292 Questions for discussion: Summarize the… Read more »
Americans are buying Teslas, not EVs, but experts say that’s about to change
Description: Americans aren’t buying electric vehicles, they’re buying Teslas. That’s been a relatively true statement for U.S. consumers in recent years, with Tesla accounting for the majority of EVs sold, including 79% in 2020, according to IHS Markit. But that’s starting to change as so-called traditional automakers and start-ups invest billions in a slew of new electric vehicles to compete… Read more »
Elon Musk’s fortune soars to $ 289 billion as Tesla hits record $ 1 trillion valuation
Description: Elon Musk already outnumbers Jeff Bezos by nearly $ 100 billion, according to the Bloomberg Billionaires Index. This is largely due to Tesla hitting the record $ 1 trillion in valuation. Source: Entrepreneur.com Date: Oct 26, 2021 Link: https://www.entrepreneur.com/article/393531 Questions for discussion: What explains the surge in stock valuation? What do you believe is… Read more »
3 Business Strategy Lessons From Jeopardy! Champion Matt Amodio
Description: Create more value for customers by arraying your strengths against your rivals’ weaknesses Source: INC.com Date: Oct 20, 2021 Link: https://www.inc.com/peter-cohan/3-business-strategy-lessons-from-jeopardy-champion-matt-amodio.html Questions for discussion: Describe the strategy. Do you think this has practical implications in business and management?
Netflix’s ‘Squid Game’ success opens doors for competition to take advantage of cheaper global production costs
Description: In the streaming wars, one company’s hit is another company’s failure. Netflix’s “Squid Game” is an exception. Source: CNBC.com – video report Date: Oct 16, 2021 Link: https://www.cnbc.com/2021/10/16/netflixs-squid-game-success-shines-light-on-international-discounts.html Questions for discussion: What is happening in the global marketplace of entertainment production? Why is it so critical that the product appeal to an American audience? What… Read more »
David Schonthal On Innovation And New Ideas – This Week’s Six Pixels of Separation Podcast
Description: David Schonthal is a Clinical Professor of Innovation & Entrepreneurship at the Kellogg School of Management, where he teaches courses in new venture creation, design thinking, business acquisition, healthcare entrepreneurship, corporate innovation and creativity. He also serves as the Faculty Director of Kellogg’s Zell Fellows Program, a selective venture accelerator program designed to help student entrepreneurs. Outside… Read more »
Facebook Trumpets Plan To “Nudge” Teens To Stop Fixating On Instagram
Description: Following a whistleblower’s well-documented public accusations that Facebook prioritizes money over the public good, a Facebook executive went on the Sunday news shows to announce new controls meant to better protect teens using its platforms. Source: MediaPost.com Date: Oct 11, 2021 Link: https://www.mediapost.com/publications/article/367667/facebook-trumpets-plan-to-nudge-teens-to-stop-fi.html?utm_source=newsletter&utm_medium=email&utm_content=headline&utm_campaign=123917&hashid=VqrNVU8KRva-05RcXzdoNQ Questions for discussion: What is FB proposing as a solution to… Read more »
