This guy is fortunately back on his feet with a job now but really interesting story from 20/20 if you all had not seen it previously.
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Better than Canadian Bacon: Marketing advice from Guy Laliberte
Recently back from a trip to Canada, I wanted to include some business advice from our entrepreneurial friends up north. I could not find a better example than Quebec born Guy Laliberte, the CEO of Cirque du Soleil, whose story is most fascinating (he is one of the wealthiest men in Canada). Guy actually dropped [...]
Entry Level Billionaires: Lucas, Bloomberg, Oprah…
Wanted to share this very interesting article from MSN MONEY. It highlights the entry level positions that some of the wealthiest and most influential people had at the beginning of their careers. Interesting to notice that Buffett took a tax deduction during his teens on his bicycle for running his newspaper delivery business. Also, Bloomberg [...]
Where’s the Beef? Dave Thomas Bio
Wanted to share a great video biography piece on Dave Thomas of Wendy’s which aired recently on CNBC. I couldn’t find the full video online yet but have added the short bio below: Interesting to see Dave learned the ropes from none other than Colonel Sanders of KFC If you can catch the full CNBC [...]
The Giving Rockefellers
Great documentary from History Channel! Most people know Rockefeller as the billionaire owner of Standard Oil and as Jay-Z’s rap label. However this video below uncovers Rockefeller’s personal relationships (like his shady father better known as “Devil” Bill), deeply religious background, and other interesting facts. The documentary details Rockefeller’s: -Exceptional business methods -Strategies employed to [...]
How Low Can You Go
Facebook suffered its biggest one day drop this week since its inception on Friday. Pretty interesting article from Market Watch. Facebook is basically half of what it IPO’d at ($38), with some saying it could go as low at $10/share. Article Link below. Market Watch – Is 20 The Floor for Facebook
The Rise of E-Sports Business
Massively profitable gaming company Blizzard Entertainment just recently purchased IGN Sports league in a move that signals the increasing popularity and influence of E-Sports & Competitive Gaming events. I have also posted an great video below. Some more facts on the rise of competitive gaming from Venture Beat and Forbes HERE and HERE
How He Did It: NetFlix CEO Reed Hastings
With all the buzz, streaming viewer convenience, and continued shooting stock price of Netflix, I wanted to take a look at who was behind this influential movement. Reed Hastings is the CEO of Netflix, and he describes his rise to wealth in this excellent article from INC.Com back in 2005. Also below is a link [...]
