Description: Stocks are soaring, but investors who buy in now may still be getting a deal of a decade, based on metrics of how pricey the market is. Source: USAToday.com Date: 02/08/2012 Link:  http://www.usatoday.com/money/perfi/stocks/story/2012-02-08/stocks-still-cheap/53017416/1 Questions for discussion: Summarize the arguments made in this report? Do you agree with them?
Posts Categorized: Part 1 Business in a Global Environment
Tesla’s Model X: Finally, an electric car we all want
Description:  Commentary Tesla Motors is helping destroy the notion that electric vehicles are green cars with unfortunate compromises. Source: CNET.com Date: 02/10/2012 Link: http://news.cnet.com/8301-11386_3-57374536-76/teslas-model-x-finally-an-electric-car-we-all-want/ Questions for discussion: Do you think this vehicle is “what we all want� How should the industry market the concept?
An Idea for Fixing Education: Skip College, Work at a Startup
Description: Skip college, work at a startup. That’s the idea behind a new two-year program called Enstittue that started accepting applications Tuesday. Source: Mashable.com Date: 02/02/2012 Link: http://mashable.com/2012/02/07/enstitute/ Questions for discussion: What do you think of these arguments for learning on the job? For which careers is attending college a better choice for more efficient… Read more »
How Zuckerberg changed the game
Description: Facebook founder Mark Zuckerberg grew the college dorm room startup to a global tech giant with more users than most countries’ populations. Source: CNNMoney.com – video report Date: 02/03/2012 Link:  http://money.cnn.com/video/technology/2012/02/02/f_game_changers_facebook.fortune/ Questions for discussion: Who is Mark Zukerberg? Do you think his engineering background affected the way he managed the development of the company?
Super Bowl ads are GoDaddy’s domain
Description: The web hosting company has seen its market share increase exponentially since its first Super Bowl ad in 2005. Source: CNNMoney.com – video report Date: 02/02/2012 Link: http://money.cnn.com/video/technology/2012/02/01/t-bcos-godaddy-superbowl-ad.fortune/ Questions for discussion: Why has GoDaddy been so successful using Super Bowl advertising? Who is the target market? What are the pros and cons of managing… Read more »
The $1.6 Billion Woman, Staying on Message
Description: SEVENTY-TWO hours before Facebook’s big moment, Sheryl K. Sandberg was half a world away, hobnobbing with the likes of Bill Gates and the Archbishop Desmond Tutu. Source: NYTimes.com Date: 02/03/2012 Link:  http://www.nytimes.com/2012/02/05/business/sheryl-sandberg-of-facebook-staying-on-message.html?ref=business Questions for discussion: How would you describe Sheryl Sandberg? Do you think her gender has helped, hurt, or made no difference in… Read more »
The cloud goes Hollywood
Description:  The major film studios think they’ve found a way to sell and deliver movies online. Will consumers buy it? Source: Fortune.com Date: 02/03/2012 Link: http://tech.fortune.cnn.com/2012/02/03/ultraviolet-digital-movies-cloud/?iid=SF_F_River Questions for discussion: Do you think this format will be successful with consumers? How should the industry market the concept?
Small Business Exports Edge Up
Description: Small businesses have increased their share of exports in the two years since President Obama set a goal to double U.S. sales abroad by 2015, according to new federal data. Source: Businessweek.com Date: 02/02/2012 Link: http://www.businessweek.com/smallbiz/running_small_business/archives/2012/02/small_business_exports_edge_up.html Questions for discussion: What are the reasons for the improved exports by small businesses? Can this be sustained?… Read more »
Kaiser CEO: Time to end piecemeal healthcare
Description: George Halvorson, CEO of non-profit healthcare insurer Kaiser Permanente, says the current U.S. healthcare system will drive the economy into the ground. Source: CNNMoney.com – video report Date: 01/26/2012 Link:  http://money.cnn.com/video/news/2012/01/26/n_davos_halvorson_health.cnnmoney/ Questions for discussion: Describe how the not-for-profit and for-profit healthcare businesses work? How should healthcare work, according to CEO George Halvorson? How could… Read more »
Bill Gates: Rich should pay more taxes
Description: The Microsoft founder and philanthropist says that the wealthiest Americans should pay a larger share of taxes than they do. Source: CNNMoney.com – video report Date: 01/26/2012 Link: http://money.cnn.com/video/news/2012/01/26/n_davos_gates_occupy.cnnmoney/ Questions for discussion: Summarize the key points presented about economic activity, incomes, taxes, and the government’s role. What is Bill Gates’ position on the key… Read more »
