Description: Twitter is great for journalists. But it seems to be losing momentum. Unless it adds more users, it will never be as successful a stock as Facebook. Source: CNNMoney.com – video report Date: Apr 30, 2014 Link: http://money.cnn.com/video/investing/2014/04/30/investing-the-buzz-twitter-facebook-social-media-mobile.cnnmoney/index.html Questions for Discussions: Why has Twitter stock not performed well, according to the report? Do you… Read more »
Posts Categorized: Part 3 Management: Empowering People to Achieve Business Objectives
From Making Bagel Baskets to Thinking Much Bigger
Description: In the mid-1990s, Drew Greenblatt started dialing his way down a list of 800 brokers, lawyers and accountants, looking for a business to buy. He had sold a security alarm installation company, and he was looking for four qualities in his next venture: an honest seller, a viable market, a rational purchase price, and… Read more »
Blue Bottle Coffee and the Next Wave of Artisanal Coffee Shops
Description: This is going to be pleasant. We are going to talk about philosophy and classical music. We are going to appreciate things. I know this before I even see Blue Bottle Coffee founder James Freeman approach in his cardigan, tie, and glasses, a neat puff of gray hair bobbing professorially, looking like the guy… Read more »
Buffett on technology replacing jobs
Description: Warren Buffett explains why he thinks it’s progress to have technology replacing human jobs, but acknowledges that people who are left behind need support. Source: CNNMoney.com – video report Date: Apr 24, 2014 Link: http://money.cnn.com/video/news/2014/04/25/n-warren-buffett-income-inequality-technology-jobs-middle-class.cnnmoney/index.html Questions for Discussions: Explain how Buffett sees the economy evolving as job descriptions and their worth change? Do you… 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 »
Can BBM save BlackBerry?
Description: BlackBerry is losing money but BBM itself could be an acquisition target. Samuel Burke reports. Source: CNNMoney.com – video report Date: Mar 28, 2014 Link: http://money.cnn.com/video/technology/2014/03/28/t-can-bbm-save-blackberry.cnnmoney/index.html Questions for Discussions: How should investors evaluate the stock today? Do you think Blackberry is a potential takeover target because of BBM? What are the new sources of… Read more »
How ‘no makeup selfies’ could impact you
Description: Tired of charity appeals? Here’s why Britain’s best-ever social media fundraising campaign could render them obsolete. Source: SmartPlanet.com Date: Mar 21, 2014 Link: http://www.smartplanet.com/blog/global-observer/how-no-makeup-selfies-could-impact-you/?tag=nl.e660&s_cid=e660&ttag=e660&ftag=TRE4eb29b5 Questions for Discussions: Why was this campaign a success? Why would the success of this campaign disturb the thinking of fundraising organizations and their managerial class? Do you think they… Read more »
IPO watch: Everyday Health
Description: The wellness media company successfully listed shares after one failed attempt in 2010. A welcoming IPO market helps. Source: Fortune.com Date: Mar 28, 2014 Link: http://finance.fortune.cnn.com/2014/03/28/ipo-watch-everyday-health/?iid=SF_F_River Questions for Discussions: Describe the structure of this company and its media assets. Do you think it is a good investment?
Maybe March Madness Boosts (Rather Than Kills) U.S. Productivity
Description: In 2006 an innovation was unleashed on the teeming, college-basketball-hungry masses that promised to unshackle us from the fear of watching NCAA March Madness tournament games at work. The Boss Button allowed basketball fans at work to switch between the live stream of a game and a phony financial statement or innocuous spreadsheet. Source:… Read more »
This is the last big U.S. bike maker
Description: Worksman Cycles has been making industrial tricycles and consumer bicycles for more than 100 years in New York City. Source: CNNMoney.com – video report Date: Mar 21, 2014 Link: http://money.cnn.com/video/smallbusiness/2014/03/21/sbiz-worksman-cycles-made-in-usa.cnnmoney/index.html Questions for Discussions: How has Worksman managed to remain in business in the U.S.? How significant is the issue of customized manufacturing for their… Read more »
