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 the key software development… Read more »
Monthly Archives: March 2013
Why Redfin, Zillow, and Trulia Haven’t Killed Off Real Estate Brokers
Description: Over the last decade, the Internet has seeped into that bedrock of the U.S. economy: the housing market. A group of growing and mostly profitable websites have sprung up to help guide consumers through what in many cases will be the largest and most nerve-wracking transaction of their lives. Four sites—Redfin and Zillow (Z),… Read more »
How to be the ‘disrupter’ and not the ‘disrupted’
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 »
College Students Deal Hunt on Mobile
Description: Mobile plays a role in more of everyday life for college students. College students have a voracious appetite for mobile apps that help them socialize and communicate. And a November 2012 online survey of 689 US college students conducted by Study Breaks and Campus2Careers finds that they are also committed mobile deal hunters. Source: … Read more »
Lolly Wolly Doodle Shows How to Profit From Social: Tech
Description: Brandi Temple, a 39-year-old mother of four, transformed a living-room hobby into a retailer that ships 30,000 kids’ garments a month using online social tools that giant competitors haven’t mastered. Lolly Wolly Doodle Inc., the retailer founded by Temple in 2010, makes most of its sales through Facebook Inc., using the social network to… Read more »
Is the Daily Deals Business Model a Dud?
Description: Lerer Ventures’ Eric Hippeau discusses the ouster of Groupon CEO Andrew Mason with Deirdre Bolton on Bloomberg Television’s “Money Moves.” (Source: Bloomberg) Source: Bloomberg.com – video report Date: Mar 01, 2013 Link: http://bloom.bg/XfvzFM#ooid=RhbmxyOTomASPPAFWyusRDsGacaBx_Au Questions for Discussions: What does this report say about the relationship between the CEO and the Board of Directors? Is Groupon… Read more »
Will Marissa Mayer’s Yahoo ban on work at home increase productivity? New research suggests not
Description: In the selfish spirit of one who works at home quite a bit, I’m tempted to pile on with all the other telecommuters to spew vitriol at Yahoo’s Marissa Mayer for requiring all Yahoo employees to come to work every day — no exceptions, even to wait for the cable guy. Source: Boston.com –… Read more »
Snapshots of a Commute-Free Life
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
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 »
Andrew Mason’s Groupon legacy: It’s okay to leave
Description: Groupon founder Andrew Mason was fired from the CEO post, but he may well be remembered for having the right mix of grace and humor on his way out. Source: Fortune.com Date: Mar 01, 2013 Link: http://tech.fortune.cnn.com/2013/03/01/andrew-mason-groupon/?iid=SF_F_River#sthash.I9xs4W7F.dpuf Questions for Discussions: What sort of leadership style did Andrew Mason use while building Groupon? Do you… Read more »
