Description: Bloomberg Enterprise is your exclusive look at the leadership and strategy behind America’s most intriguing and growing businesses. This week, how Alter-G founder Sean Whalen is defying gravity with his father’s space-age idea. Source: Bloomberg.com – video report Date: Dec 12, 2012 Link: http://bloom.bg/VW7Nzj#ooid=Z5YTBsNzq5GPGYjbHWD0nCyEvAxQtIt8 Questions for Discussions: What are the product development possibilities for… Read more »
Monthly Archives: December 2012
EA’s Moore Says Mobile Gaming Future of Industry
Description: Peter Moore, chief operating officer at Electronics Arts Inc., talks about the transition to mobile gaming and EA’s games. He speaks with Cory Johnson on Bloomberg Television’s “Bloomberg West.” Bloomberg’s Deirdre Bolton also speaks. Source: Bloomberg.com – video report Date: Dec 07, 2012 Link: http://bloom.bg/UCDhpx#ooid=Rsd2JsNzqa56Bz9ML2QeDhgQtZjqUG1i Questions for Discussions: Summarize the trends taking place in… Read more »
In an era of mobile apps, is there room for the children’s toy?
Description:Â Fourteen years ago, Hasbro unleashed a small, furry, wide-eyed toy into the world. It came in wild colors, spoke a strange language and disliked when its owner held it upside down. Source: SmartPlanet.com Date: Dec 13, 2012 Link: http://www.smartplanet.com/blog/report/in-an-era-of-mobile-apps-is-there-room-for-the-childrens-toy/752?tag=main;carousel Questions for Discussions: How does the report respond to the question in the title? What… Read more »
Walmart vs. Union-Backed OUR Walmart
Description: Cindy Murray has been working at Walmart store No. 1985 in Laurel, Md., for 13 years. She’s stationed in the fitting rooms and earns $12.40 an hour. Murray, who’s in her fifties, says she loves her job. She thinks of herself as a model employee. Source: Businessweek.com Date: Dec 13, 2012 Link: http://www.businessweek.com/articles/2012-12-13/walmart-vs-dot-union-backed-our-walmart#r=hp-ls Questions… Read more »
Google Revenues Sheltered in No-Tax Bermuda Soar to $10 Billion
Description:Â Google Inc. (GOOG) avoided about $2 billion in worldwide income taxes in 2011 by shifting $9.8 billion in revenues into a Bermuda shell company, almost double the total from three years before, filings show. Source:Â Bloomberg.com Date: Dec 10, 2012 Link:Â http://www.bloomberg.com/news/2012-12-10/google-revenues-sheltered-in-no-tax-bermuda-soar-to-10-billion.html Questions for Discussions: Explain how tax laws have influenced financial planning at… Read more »
$7 coffee success ‘stuns’ Starbucks CEO
Description: Howard Schultz says he is surprised by how popular the $7 coffee is among Starbucks customers. Source: CNNMoney.com – video report Date: Dec 07, 2012 Link: http://money.cnn.com/video/news/2012/12/06/n-starbucks-schultz-clover-coffee.cnnmoney/ Questions for Discussions: Can you explain the success of these expensive brews? Who is the target customer? What utility is being satisfied by this purchase? Do you… Read more »
Old school bookstore thrives in NYC
Description: The Strand Bookstore in New York has held on for over 80 years despite the changing city around it. Source: CNNMoney.com – video report Date: Dec 07, 2012 Link: http://money.cnn.com/video/smallbusiness/2012/12/07/sbiz-old-bookstore-the-strand-new-york.cnnmoney/ Questions for Discussions: Describe the similarities and differences between the operations of this book store and online competitors? Who is the target customer for… Read more »
In Canada, Social TV Viewers Tune In
Description: The convergence of TV and social networking is well underway in Canada, as consumers share comments and post clips on social sites, becoming mini-ambassadors for their favorite shows. Nearly three out of 10 internet users in the country considered themselves a “social TV viewer,†according to a Q2 survey from Solutions Research Group. Source:… Read more »
Alternatives to Running Your Business From Home
Description: When Melissa Thompson began developing her online counseling business, TalkSession, in February, she worked out of a Manhattan apartment. “After three days, we referred to it as purgatory,†she says. “The lines became so blurred between living and working, productivity was affected. I woke up on weekends and my walls were all covered in… Read more »
The Internet of Things: does it start with parking?
Description: They say trying something again and again but expecting a different outcome is a sign of insanity. If you’ve ever circled a few city blocks, over and over again, searching for a parking spot, you’ve probably felt your own sanity slipping away. Source: SmartPlanet.com Date: Dec 06, 2012 Link: http://www.smartplanet.com/blog/report/the-internet-of-things-does-it-start-with-parking/720?tag=nl.e660&s_cid=e660 Questions for Discussions: Should… Read more »
