Description: Is this why executive compensation is out of control? Warren Buffett disagreed with Coca-Cola’s latest plan, but he abstained from the vote instead of using the power of his millions of shares. Source: CNNMoney.com – video report Date: Apr 25, 2014 Link: http://money.cnn.com/video/news/2014/04/24/n-warren-buffett-coca-cola-compensation-excessive-board-of-directors.cnnmoney/index.html Questions for Discussions: What did Warren Buffet say about the way… Read more »
Posts Tagged: Entrepreneurship
Retailers Draw Customers Through Pinterest Website
Description: Target, Nordstrom and other big chains are pinning their hopes of attracting shoppers on social media. Source: TheLedger.com Date: Apr 25, 2014 Link: http://www.theledger.com/article/20140425/NEWS/140429425/1001/BUSINESS?Title=Retailers-Draw-Customers-Through-Pinterest-Website Questions for Discussions: How does Pinterest help drive customers to a retailer’s website? Why might some argue it is superior to placing advertising in online magazines? How can it help… Read more »
As Parents Make Their Own Baby Food, Industry Tries to Adapt
Description: Dylan DeNeve of Brooklyn dined on homemade baby food of vegetable purées, delicately seasoned with leeks, red peppers, cumin and thyme, prepared by her mother, Alexandra, a lawyer. In Atlanta, Wes and Hadley Stewart enjoyed homemade mashed-up kale, butternut squash and ancient grains. Source: NYTimes.com Date: Apr 25, 2014 Link: http://www.nytimes.com/2014/04/26/business/as-parents-make-their-own-industry-tries-to-adapt.html?ref=business&_r=0 Questions for Discussions:… Read more »
Fireball Whisky: Selling a Brand, Shot by Shot
Description: Fireball Cinnamon Whisky is known in the spirits industry as a challenge shot. It’s an orange beverage that comes in a clear bottle with a prancing demon on the label. It tastes like a syrupy incarnation of Wrigley’s Big Red gum. It’s sweet, with a spicy burn. Source: Businessweek.com – video report Date: Apr… Read more »
How Marissa Mayer changed Tumblr
Description: Tumblr CEO David Karp talks about his relationship with Yahoo CEO Marissa Mayer and how his company has changed. Source: CNNMoney.com – video report Date: Apr 17, 2014 Link: http://money.cnn.com/video/technology/2014/04/17/t-tumblr-david-karp-mayer-yahoo.cnnmoney/index.html Questions for Discussions: Describe the managerial relationship between the two organizations, as presented by David Karp. With respect to leadership specifically, why would Mayer… Read more »
Pop-up shops are becoming more permanent
Description: In brand strategy, short-term retail may not be so temporary after all. Source: Fortune.com Date: Apr 18, 2014 Link: http://features.blogs.fortune.cnn.com/2014/04/18/pop-up-shop-storefront/?iid=SF_F_River Questions for Discussions: Describe the business model of short-term retail rentals. For which businesses does this service make sense? Why?
Why Facebook bought Oculus
Description: Oculus CEO Brendan Iribe tells CNNMoney’s Laurie Segall why Facebook became interested in buying his company. Source: CNNMoney.com – video report Date: Apr 11, 2014 Link: http://money.cnn.com/video/technology/2014/04/11/t-oculus-facebook-brendan-iribe.cnnmoney/index.html Questions for Discussions: Why did Facebook buy Oculus, according to this report? How necessary was the financial input of Facebook money for Oculus to move forward? How… Read more »
How to pitch Warren Buffett in 60 seconds or less
Description: At the world’s richest business plan competition, more than 40 teams delivered a minute-long appeal to an imaginary Oracle of Omaha. Here are our favorites. Source: Fortune.com Date: Apr 11, 2014 Link: http://management.fortune.cnn.com/2014/04/11/elevator-pitch-warren-buffett/?iid=SF_F_River Questions for Discussions: What do you think of the ideas presented in this report? Sketch out a plan highlighting how you would… Read more »
The End of Free Facebook Marketing?
Description: Recent changes to the way Facebook serves up its news feeds are making it more difficult for small businesses to get their updates in front of customers. That’s causing some consternation among business owners who feel squeezed to pay for advertising when they used to get free exposure from the social media giant, which… Read more »
Tesla and SpaceX: Elon Musk’s industrial empire
Description: So many children dream of fast cars and rocket ships, but few actually grow up to build them — and change the world in the process Source: CBSNews.com – video report Date: Mar 30, 2014 Link: http://www.cbsnews.com/videos/tesla-and-spacex-elon-musks-industrial-empire Questions for Discussions: Do you think the Tesla will succeed? How does Elon Musk compare to the… Read more »
