Description: For most of its history, the fast-food business in the U.S. has been characterized by rapid and dependable growth. Source: Businessweek.com Date: Sep 04, 2014 Link: http://www.businessweek.com/articles/2014-09-04/fast-food-chains-growth-in-u-dot-s-dot-may-have-peaked#r=hpt-tout Questions for Discussions: What does the article say about the trends in the industry? Do you agree? How should management respond?
Posts Tagged: Entrepreneurship
Meet the guy with 5 million LP records
Description: Meet Zero Freitas, a Brazilian millionaire and avid vinyl collector who has amassed over 5 million unwanted LPs over the years … more than anyone else in the world. Source: CNNMoney.com – video report Date: August 29, 2014 Link: http://money.cnn.com/video/news/2014/08/29/brazil-largest-vinyl-record-collection-sao-paulo.cnnmoney/ Questions for Discussions: How well does Zero Freitas match the traditional profile of an… Read more »
Want to Go From MBA to CEO? Executives Will Need These Skills in 2039
Description: Good news for today’s MBA grads: The share of large company chief executives with graduate business degrees has grown nearly 50 percent in the past 10 years. But don’t start decorating your corner office yet. There’s a lot to learn before you’re ready to take the CEO chair. Source: Businessweek.com Date: August 29, 2014 Link:… Read more »
Will to work: Can this hiring model eradicate poverty?
Description: Samasource Founder and CEO Leila Janah discusses how impact sourcing employs women and young people from impoverished communities over the internet and the “Microwork Model.” She speaks on “Bloomberg West.” (Source: Bloomberg) Source: Bloomberg.com – video report Date: August 22, 2014 Link: http://www.bloomberg.com/video/samasource-outsourcing-tech-work-to-low-income-communities-u5P0e_hvRJ~M5X~ozYo7iQ.html Questions for Discussions: Describe the model? What are the limitations for… Read more »
Why Companies Don’t Train Workers Anymore
Description: Yesterday my colleague, Matthew Philips, raised an interesting question about the skill gap, pointing to new research that claims the problem is not that workers are unqualified, but that companies’ expectations have changed: They are no longer investing resources in training their staff. Source: Businessweek.com Date: August 22, 2014 Link: http://www.businessweek.com/articles/2014-08-22/is-on-the-job-training-still-worth-it-for-companies#r=most%20popular Questions for Discussions:… Read more »
Lululemon seeks a leg up on knockoffs
Description: Lululemon Athletica Inc. has filed a lawsuit in a U.S. federal court in Illinois targeting a sealed list of unidentified defendants that it says are China-based knockoff artists selling fake versions of its ubiquitous yoga pants and other merchandise online. Source: BNN.com – video report Date: July 19, 2014 Link: http://www.bnn.ca/News/2014/7/19/Lululemon-seeks-a-leg-up-on-knockoffs.aspx Questions for Discussions:… Read more »
Arrogance Is Good: In Defense of Silicon Valley
Description: Sam Altman sits behind his desk with his knees pulled up to his chest, eating dried apricots. He’s 29, but even the most laissez-faire bartender would card him. His hand is forever grabbing his hair while he thinks, making it stick up in Einsteinian tufts. Source: Businessweek.com Date: August 07, 2014 Link: http://www.businessweek.com/articles/2014-08-07/silicon-valley-tech-entrepreneurs-behind-the-stereotype Questions… Read more »
How two ‘hippies’ created Whole Foods
Description: Co-CEO of Whole Foods John Mackey discusses his original vision for the health foods market. Source: Fortune.com – video report Date: June 05, 2014 Link: http://fortune.com/video/2014/06/06/how-two-hippies-created-whole-foods/ Questions for Discussions: What is your impression of John Mackey as an entrepreneur and leader? Do you think his character has impacted on the culture within the organization?
15 Years After Napster: How the Music Service Changed the Industry
Description: Fifteen years after Napster launched, we asked a dozen music journalists and editors to give their thoughts on the service that revolutionized the way we share and listen to songs. Source: The DailyBeast.com Date: June 4, 2014 Link: http://www.thedailybeast.com/articles/2014/06/06/15-years-after-napster-how-the-music-service-changed-the-industry.html Questions for Discussions: How was the music industry affected by the introduction of new technologies?… Read more »
Salesforce: L.A. Clippers of software
Description: Former Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer is buying the Clippers. But new CEO Satya Nadella just inked a key partnership with cloud software firm Salesforce. And that might be the smarter deal. Source: CNN.com – video report Date: May 30, 2014 Link: http://money.cnn.com/video/investing/2014/05/30/investing-the-buzz-microsoft-nadella-salesforce-clippers-steve-ballmer.cnnmoney/index.html Questions for Discussions: How does the Microsoft deal with Salesforce make sense?… Read more »
