Apple iWatch Seen as ‘$6B Opportunity’

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Description: Bloomberg Industries Anand Srinivasan reports on possible product developments at Apple. He speaks on Bloomberg Television’s “Money Moves.” (Source: Bloomberg) Source: Bloomberg.com – video report Date: Mar 05, 2013 Link: http://bloom.bg/13AKpu9 Questions for Discussions: What is the primary selling feature of iWatch that gives Apple competitive advantage? What do you think are the key… Read more »

How to be the ‘disrupter’ and not the ‘disrupted’

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Description:  In his eye-opening 1970 book, Future Shock, Alvin Toffler said that changes in technology and trends were happening so fast that people and society could no longer psychologically keep up. Now, even the most innovative and technologically advanced companies can’t keep up with the pace of change — markets are now being disrupted in… Read more »

Brand Social Outreach Must Walk a Fine Line

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Description:  Consumers are sensitive to how much companies listen and respond to them online. Most US internet users across all age groups are aware that businesses frequently listen to what they say online. Source:  eMarketer.com Date: Mar 07, 2013 Link: http://www.emarketer.com/Article/Brand-Social-Outreach-Must-Walk-Fine-Line/1009712#Ge1HoSvKiBF4j3Eo.99 Questions for Discussions: What are the highlights of this report? What does the report… Read more »

Andrew Mason’s quirky legacy at Groupon

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Description:  Groupon founder and former CEO Andrew Mason was known for his eccentric interviews, but the company he leaves behind will need a turnaround. Source: CNNMoney.com – video report Date: Mar 01, 2013 Link: http://money.cnn.com/video/technology/2013/03/01/t-mason-groupon-quirky.cnnmoney/ Questions for Discussions: Do you thinbk the decline of Groupon share value was primarily due to the management of the… Read more »

Snapshots of a Commute-Free Life

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Description:  Ever since Yahoo! (YHOO) Chief Executive Officer Marissa Mayer issued a company-wide telecommuting ban, the practice of “working from home” has come under scrutiny. What’s the reality of the commute-free, office-free life? Is it a bold frontier in tech-enabled productivity—or a green light to play Angry Birds full-time? We tracked down some full-time telecommuters… Read more »

Classic Toys Redesigned to Traverse Generations

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Description:  To Hasbro, no one is too young or too old to play with a Transformers robot, watch a Transformers television show or play a Transformers video game. Source:  NYTimes.com Date: Mar 01, 2013 Link: http://www.nytimes.com/2013/03/02/business/hasbro-expands-transformers-brand-into-new-media.html?ref=business&_r=0 Questions for Discussions: Describe the strategic planning at Hasbro. Do you think it is a good way to grow… Read more »

CEO to France: ‘How Stupid Do You Think We Are?’

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Description: The CEO of U.S. tire maker Titan International delivered a blistering critique of French working habits, writing to France’s industry minister that his company would be “stupid” to take over a Goodyear factory in France. WSJ’s Grainne McCarthy joins The News Hub to discuss the potential fallout for President Hollande’s labor-reform plans. Photo: AP…. Read more »

Women Who Run Tech Startups Are Catching Up

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Description:  Women-led private technology companies are more capital-efficient, achieve 35 percent higher return on investment, and, when venture-backed, bring in 12 percent higher revenue than male-owned tech companies. That’s according to new research presented at a recent conference in San Francisco organized by Women 2.0, a media company devoted to women founders in the tech… Read more »

Why Women ­in Hollywood Can’t Get Film Financing

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Description:  At last month’s Sundance Film Festival in Park City, Utah, some film financiers met for nachos at the Wasatch Brew Pub to toast their comedy, Ass Backwards—a Dumb and Dumber-esque tale of two women who enter a beauty pageant. Dori Sperko, who’d been dabbling in Hollywood funding since selling her Florida-based payroll services company… Read more »

Nike’s long list of tainted sponsorships

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Description: Olympian Oscar Pistorius, now an alleged murderer, is the latest in a string of Nike athletes to fall from grace. Source: CNNMoney.com – video report Date: Feb 15, 2013 Link: http://money.cnn.com/video/news/2013/02/14/n-nike-oscar-pistorius-sponsorship-homicide-shooting.cnnmoney/ Questions for Discussions: How should management at firms like Nike handle sponsorship scandals? Do you believe that the publicity generated by scandals actually… Read more »